Formal Charge = Number of valence electrons - (lone pairs + 1/2 bonding)
Formal charge is the charge assigned to an atom in a molecule and it can be calculated by the formula up above.
To find the formal charge in N:
5-(0 + 1/2 bonding)
5- (0+4)
+1
To find the formal charge in O:
6-(3 + 1/2 bonding)
6- (3+4)
-1
To find the formal charge on B:
3-(0 + 1/2 bonding)
3-(0+4)
-1
To find the formal charge on N:
5-(0 + 1/2 bonding)
5-(0+4)
+1
And you fill in your answers in accordingly!

Great job structuring your answers to fit the problems and showing each step of the formula. As lame as it may sound, I struggled with these in the beginning of this semester but the formula really helped me out too!
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