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Mr. Choy employed some painters and plumbers for his construction site. A plumber was paid $9 a day and a painter was paid $14 a day. Given that he employed 5 times as many painters as plumbers and a total of $158 was paid to these workers for the day, how many more painters than plumbers did Mr. Choy employ for his site?
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Mr. Choy employed some painters and plumbers for his construction site. A plumber was paid $9 a day and a painter was paid $14 a day. Given that he employed 5 times as many painters as plumbers and a total of $158 was paid to these workers for the day, how many more painters than plumbers did Mr. Choy employ for his site?