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There are 290 boys and girls in a soccer league. There are 110 girls. How many boys are there? Let b be the number of boys. Choose an equation with a variable to represent the problem.

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Given:

The number of boys and girls = 290

The number of girls = 110

Let the number of boys = b

So, the equation to represent the problem will be:


b+110=290

solve to find b

b + 110 = 290

b = 290 - 110

b = 180

So, the number of boys = 180

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