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OCR: -- GLOSSARY GEAR RATIO A gear ratio is a comparison 40 of the number of teeth on two 10 RPM RPM gear wheels. For example, the gears shown here have a ratio of 4:10. If the large gear wheel (40 teeth) turns the small gear wheel (10 teeth), the smaller wheel will tum faster (40 rpm) _10 than the large one (10 rpm). TEETH The gear ratio gives the relative speeds of the two wheels. 40 TEETH