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: There were a total of 7 baseball games a month . The season is played for 2 months . How many baseball games are in a season ?

SOLUTION: 14

PROBLEM: On a hot day , Sam poured 1 bucket of water into a plastic wading pool . A few minutes later he added another 8.8 buckets . How much water did Sam pour into the pool ?

SOLUTION: 9.8

PROBLEM: Helen starts with 82 cards . Gary takes 9 away . How many cards does Helen end with ?

SOLUTION:
73