Class 31 collected 76 mineral water bottles, and Class 2 collected 8 bottles less than 3 times that of Class 31. How many bottles did the two classes collect in total?
三1班收集了76个矿泉水瓶，三2班收集的是三1班的3倍少8个，两个班一共收集了多少个瓶子？
<gadget id="calculator">76 * 3</gadget>
<output>228</output>

<gadget id="calculator">228 - 8</gadget>
<output>220</output>

<gadget id="calculator">220 + 76</gadget>
<output>296</output>

<result>296</result>