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Mr. Pang employed some plumbers and painters for his construction site. A painter was paid $7 a day and a plumber was paid $17 a day. Given that he employed 3 times as many plumbers as painters and a total of $116 was paid to these workers for the day, how many less plumbers than painters did Mr. Pang employ for his site?
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Mr. Pang employed some plumbers and painters for his construction site. A painter was paid $7 a day and a plumber was paid $17 a day. Given that he employed 3 times as many plumbers as painters and a total of $116 was paid to these workers for the day, how many less plumbers than painters did Mr. Pang employ for his site?