During the 1998-1999 Junior Hockey League season, the Sharks played 44 games. Together, their wins and losses totaled 40 . They tied 8 fewer games than they lost. How many games did they lose that season?

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Let the number of games they lost be L, and the number of games they tied be T. According to the problem, L + T = 40 and T = L - 8. Substituting the second equation into the first gives L + (L - 8) = 40, which simplifies to 2L - 8 = 40. Solving for L gives L = 24. However, this does not match any of the choices, indicating a mistake. Re-evaluating, we find that the correct setup should be L + (L - 8) = 44 - L, leading to L = 12.

During the 1998-1999 Junior Hockey League Season, the Sharks Played