A zoo has 8 parrots. It 3 times the number of snakes than parrots and 2 times the number of monkeys than snakes. The number of elephants is half the number of parrots and snakes added up, and there are 3 fewer zebras than elephants. What is the difference in number between the zebras and the monkeys?
The zoo has 8 x 3 = 
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<output>24</output>
24 snakes.
It has 24 x 2 = 
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<output>48</output>
48 monkeys.
The number of parrots and snakes added up is 8 + 24 = 
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<output>32</output>
32.
There are 32/2 = 
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<output>16</output>
16 elephants.
There are 16 - 3 = 
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<output>13</output>
13 zebras.
The difference between zebras and monkeys is 48 - 13 = 
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<output>35</output>
35.

<result>35</result>