A wheel that has 6 cogs is meshed with a larger wheel of 14 cogs. When the smaller wheel has made 21 revolutions, then the number of revolutions made by the larger wheel is ?

A wheel that has 6 cogs is meshed with a larger wheel of 14 cogs. When the smaller wheel has made 21 revolutions, then the number of revolutions made by the larger wheel is ? Correct Answer 9

Here the number of cogs is inveresly proportional to number of revolutions

=> More cogs less revolution=> 6 : 14 :: x : 21=> (21x6)/14 = 9

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