In a machine, a large gear completes a revolution every minute while a small gear completes a revolution every 24 seconds. If th

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lina2011 [118]

3 years ago

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In a machine, a large gear completes a revolution every minute while a small gear completes a revolution every 24 seconds. If th

e gears are currently aligned, how much time will pass before they are aligned again?
F. 12 second
G. 24 seconds
H. 1 minute
I. 2 minutes

Mathematics

2 answers:

Verdich [7] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-25T04:22:13+03:00

Verdich [7]3 years ago

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Hello there.

<span>In a machine, a large gear completes a revolution every minute while a small gear completes a revolution every 24 seconds. If the gears are currently aligned, how much time will pass before they are aligned again?

</span><span>I. 2 minutes</span>

gogolik [260] · Answer 2 · 2022-07-25T03:13:16+03:00

gogolik [260]3 years ago

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To make the second gear aligned with the first it would have to rotate 5 times, a total of 120 seconds and/or 2 minutes will pass

So the answer is I.