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8 October, 08:55

Write an equation for the following word problem. Use b for the number of boys and g for the number of girls. There are eight fewer boys than girls in Mrs. Davis' class. How many boys are in the class?

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  1. 8 October, 08:58
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    b = g - 8

    If you know the number of girls, you will find the number of boys.
  2. 8 October, 09:05
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    There are more girls than boys in the class. So the answer would be, g - 8 = b.
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