SOLUTION: The gear ratio of two gears is the ratio of the number of teeth of the larger gear to the number of teeth of the smaller gear. in a set of three gears, the ratio of gear A to gear

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Question 350082: The gear ratio of two gears is the ratio of the number of teeth of the larger gear to the number of teeth of the smaller gear. in a set of three gears, the ratio of gear A to gear B is equal to the ratio of gear B to gear C . gear A has 36 teeth and gear C has 16 teeth . how many teeth does gear B have ?
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A/B = B/C
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36/B= B/16
B^2= 16*36
take square root
B = 4*6
B = 24 teeth