human
Eight more than four times the number of coffee mugs in the teacher’s lounge is 40. How many coffee mugs are in the teacher’s lounge?
assistant
Define a variable ** Let m be the number of mugs
Write an equation ** 8+4*m=40
Simplify ** 4*m=40-8=32
Simplify ** 4m=<<32=32>>32
Simplify ** m=<<8=8>>8
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