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A problem states: "There are 5 more girls than boys at the party. There are 27 children at the party in all. How many boys are there at the party?" Let b represent the…

A problem states: "There are 5 more girls than boys at the party. There are 27 children at the party in all. How many boys are there at the party?" Let b represent the…
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A problem states: "There are 5 more girls than boys at the party. There are 27 children at the party in all. How many boys are there at the party?" Let b represent the number of boys.

B×5
B-5
5-b
B+5

User John Plummer
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I would think its B+5
User Rafael Xavier
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its b+5
b=11 there were 11 boys and 16 girls

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