Understanding Transmission Design: Connecting RPM from Gearbox to Sprocket

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im confused. how do you relate the RPM from gearbox to a sprocket?
 
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Either uses a ratio of the diameters as a gear ratio, but 2 linked sprockets turn in the same direction while 2 meshed gears turn in opposite directions.