In this task, you need to count the number of words in a sentence that start with the given letter. Answer with numbers and not words.

Q: Sentence: 'several friends are setting around a dinner table'. How many words start with the letter 's' in the sentence.

A: 2
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Q: Sentence: 'the colorful fruit is laid out in boxes'. How many words start with the letter 'i' in the sentence.

A: 2
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Q: Sentence: 'people flying kites on the shore of a body of water'. How many words start with the letter 'b' in the sentence.

A:
1
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