Question

Bike sprockets and chain.

A gear ratio is the ratio of the teeth on the front sprocket and the teeth on the rear sprocket. If a bike has 36 teeth on the front sprocket and 12 teeth on the rear sprocket, what is the gear ratio for the bike?

Answer 1

`(3)/(1)`

Explanation:

That's the answer

Answer 2

Answer: 3:1

Explanation:

From the question, we are informed that a gear ratio is the ratio of the teeth on the front sprocket and the teeth on the rear sprocket.

We are further told that the bike has 36 teeth on the front sprocket and 12 teeth on the rear sprocket.

Based on the explanation given in the question, the gear ratio for the bike would be the ratio of 36 to 12. This will be:

= 36:12

Since 12 is a common factor. It can be further reduced to 3:1.

Therefore, the gear ratio is 3:1