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Greensboro gets 12 times as many inches of snow as Redville gets. Altoghter, the two towns gets 65 inches of snow.How many inches of snow does redville get?

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Inches of snow Greensboro gets = g
Inches of snow Redville gets = r


\left \{ {{g=12r} \atop {g+r=65}} \right. \\ \\ (12r)+r=65 \\ 13r=65 \\ r=5

Redville gets 5 inches of snow.
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