Before he lost one, Policeman O'Brien had 5 more than twice as many hats as fire chief Simpson. If fire chief Simpson has 15 hats, how many hats does Policeman O'Brien now have? Let's think step by step and output the final answer after "####".
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Twice as many hats as fire chief Simpson has is 2 * 15 = <<2*15=30>>30 hats.
5 more than 30 hats is 30 + 5 = <<30+5=35>>35 hats.
One less than 35 hats is 35 - 1 = <<35-1=34>>34 hats.
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Before he lost one, Policeman O'Brien had 5 more than twice as many hats as fire chief Simpson. If fire chief Simpson has 15 hats, how many hats does Policeman O'Brien now have?
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