TASK DEFINITION: You are given a math word problem and you are supposed to apply addition or subtraction mathematical operators on the numbers embedded in the text to answer the following question and then only report the final numerical answer.
PROBLEM: Emily was playing a video game and had 42 lives . In a hard part of the game she lost 25 lives . If she got 24 more lives in the next level , how many lives would she have ?

SOLUTION: 41

PROBLEM: Sam got 9 pennies for washing clothes , and 7 quarters for mowing lawns . How much money does Sam have ?

SOLUTION: 1.84

PROBLEM: A truck carrying 4.1 pounds of sand travels to a construction yard and loses 2.4 pounds of sand along the way . How much sand does the truck have when it arrives at the yard ?

SOLUTION:
1.7