TASK DEFINITION: You are given a math word problem and you are supposed to apply a single mathematical operators like addition, subtraction, multiplication or division on the numbers embedded in the text to answer the following question and then only report final the numerical answer.
PROBLEM: A carpenter bought a piece of wood that was 8.9 centimeters long . Then he sawed 2.3 centimeters off the end . How long is the piece of wood now ?

SOLUTION: 6.6

PROBLEM: A bee has 6 legs . How many legs do 8 bees have ?

SOLUTION: 48

PROBLEM: Carson ’ s teacher gives out gold stars for great math work . Yesterday , Carson earned 6 gold stars . Today , he earned 9 more . How many gold stars did Carson earn in all ?

SOLUTION:
15