SOLUTION: There are 385 surfers in the Surf City. Two-thirds of the boys are surfers and one-twelfth of the girls are surfers. If there are 2 girls for every boy, then how many boys and how

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Question 225174: There are 385 surfers in the Surf City. Two-thirds of the boys are surfers and one-twelfth of the girls are surfers. If there are 2 girls for every boy, then how many boys and how many girls are there in Surf City?
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