A mower has drive wheel of 60 cm diameter. The crank of the mower makes 600 rev/min when it is driven by a tractor, moving at a speed of 2.3 km/hr. If the speed ratio between the crank wheel and land wheel is changed to 27:1, calculate the increase in speed of mower to maintain same speed of crank.

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A mower has drive wheel of 60 cm diameter. The crank of the mower makes 600 rev/min when it is driven by a tractor, moving at a speed of 2.3 km/hr. If the speed ratio between the crank wheel and land wheel is changed to 27:1, calculate the increase in speed of mower to maintain same speed of crank.






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