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Mr. Chew employed some painters and plumbers for his construction site. A plumber was paid $8 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 $236 was paid to these workers for the day, how many more painters than plumbers did Mr. Chew employ for his site?
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Mr. Chew employed some painters and plumbers for his construction site. A plumber was paid $8 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 $236 was paid to these workers for the day, how many more painters than plumbers did Mr. Chew employ for his site?