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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. Ho…

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. Ho…
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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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User Ryan Lundy
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b = g - 8

If you know the number of girls, you will find the number of boys.

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User Pranalee
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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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