SOLUTION: there are 385 surfers in surf city. Two-thirds are boys and one-twelfth are girls. if there are two girls fro every boy, how many boys and girls are there in surf city?

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Question 353640: there are 385 surfers in surf city. Two-thirds are boys and one-twelfth are girls. if there are two girls fro every boy, how many boys and girls are there in surf city?
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there are 385 surfers in surf city. Two-thirds are boys and one-twelfth are girls. if there are two girls fro every boy, how many boys and girls are there in surf city?
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It can't be both 2 to 1 and 2/3 to 1/12.