Five gears are arranged in a straight horizontal line, touching each other consecutively from left to right: Gear 1, Gear 2, Gear 3, Gear 4, and Gear 5. If Gear 1 is turned in a clockwise direction, in which direction will Gear 5 rotate?
Clockwise
Gear 1 turns clockwise. Gear 2, touching it, turns counter-clockwise. Gear 3 turns clockwise. Gear 4 turns counter-clockwise. Finally, Gear 5, touching Gear 4, turns clockwise.
About this riddle
Logic riddles give you a few facts and ask what must be true. List what you know, cross out what cannot be, and see what is left.
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