SOLUTION: A gear with 48 teeth makes 5 rpm and webs with a gear having 20 teeth which in turn webs with a gear having 16 teeth. What is the speed of the smallest gear (I got the answer of s

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Question 181259: A gear with 48 teeth makes 5 rpm and webs with a gear having 20 teeth which in turn webs with a gear having 16 teeth. What is the speed of the smallest gear
(I got the answer of s2= 12 rpm and s3 is 15 rpm)
MAYBE OR NOT
PLEASE HELP
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
N%5B1%5D%2As%5B1%5D=N%5B2%5D%2As%5B2%5D=N%5B3%5D%2As%5B3%5D
48%2A5=20%2As%5B2%5D=16%2As%5B3%5D
s%5B2%5D=12
s%5B3%5D=15
Yes, you found the speed of all of the gears.
What is the speed of the smallest gear? That's the original question.