Cape May and Daytona Beach have 40 shark sightings a year. If Cape May has 8 less than double the number of shark sightings of Daytona Beach, how many shark sightings does Cape May have? Let's think step by step and output the final answer after "####".
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Let x be the number of sharks in Daytona Beach
Cape May has 2x-8 shark sightings
x+(2x-8)=40
3x-8=40
3x=48
x=<<16=16>>16
Cape May has 2(16)-8=24 shark sightings
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Cape May and Daytona Beach have 40 shark sightings a year. If Cape May has 8 less than double the number of shark sightings of Daytona Beach, how many shark sightings does Cape May have?
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