Question

The mechanical advantage of a wheel and axle is the radius of the wheel divided by the radius of the axle.

What is the mechanical advantage of the wheel and axle shown below? YOU MUST CHOOSE AN ANSWER.



a
6
b
12.5
c
37.5
d
17.5
e
0.17

Answer 1

The mechanical advantage of the wheel and axle shown is:

b) 12.5