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?
Define a variable ** Let x be the number of sharks in Daytona Beach
How many shark sightings does Cape May have in terms of x? ** Cape May has 2x-8 shark sightings
Set up an equation ** x+(2x-8)=40
Combine like terms ** 3x-8=40
Add 8 to both sides ** 3x=48
Divide by 3 to get ** x=<<16=16>>16
How many shark sightings does Cape May have? ** Cape May has 2(16)-8=24 shark sightings
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