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Mr. Chiam employed some painters and plumbers for his construction site. A plumber was paid $9 a day and a painter was paid $17 a day. Given that he employed 3 times as many painters as plumbers and a total of $240 was paid to these workers for the day, how many less painters than plumbers did Mr. Chiam employ for his site?
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Mr. Chiam employed some painters and plumbers for his construction site. A plumber was paid $9 a day and a painter was paid $17 a day. Given that he employed 3 times as many painters as plumbers and a total of $240 was paid to these workers for the day, how many less painters than plumbers did Mr. Chiam employ for his site?