SOLUTION: The speed of a bicycle gear, in revolutions per minute, is inversely proportional to the number of teeth on the gear. If a gear with 60 teeth has a speed of 26 revolutions per min

Question 317472: The speed of a bicycle gear, in revolutions per minute, is inversely proportional to the number of teeth on the gear. If a gear with 60 teeth has a speed of 26 revolutions per minute, what will be the speed of a gear with 66 teeth? Round the answer to the nearest revolution per minute. Show or explain for me please.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In words:
( speed of a bicycle gear, in revs/min) = *(1/(number of teeth on gear)
is called the constant of proportionality
given:

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Let = speed of gear
With 66 teeth:

revs/min
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