Victor, Austin, and Brian made traps to catch shrimp. Victor's trap caught 26 shrimp and Austin's trap caught 8 less than Victor's. Brian's trap caught half of Victor and Austin's total number of shrimp. If the boys then sold their shrimp for $7 for every 11 tails of shrimp and then divided their earnings equally amongst themselves, how much money does each boy make?
Austin's trap caught 26 - 8 = <<26-8=18>>18 shrimp.
Together, Victor and Austin's traps caught 18 + 26 = <<18+26=44>>44 shrimp.
Brian's trap caught 44/2 = <<44/2=22>>22 shrimp
In total, they caught 26 + 18 + 22 = <<26+18+22=66>>66 shrimp.
They were able to sell 66/11 = <<66/11=6>>6 sets of shrimp.
They made a total of 6 x $7 = $<<6*7=42>>42
Each boy made $42/ 3 = $<<42/3=14>>14
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