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A city received 2 inches of rain each day for three days The meterorologist said that is the rain had been snow each inch of rain would have been 10 inches of snow How much snow would that city have received in the three days

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Answer:

60 inches

Explanation:

The total amount of rain received was ...

(2 in/day)(3 day) = 6 in

The conversion factor for snow is (10 in snow)/(1 in rain), so the equivalent is ...

(6 in rain) × (10 in snow)/(1 in rain) = 60 in snow

The city would have received 60 inches of snow.

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