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.

[EX Q]: Joan picked 43 apples from the orchard , and gave 27 apples to Melanie . How many apples does Joan have now ?
[EX A]: 16

[EX Q]: Melanie goes fishing with Tom . Melanie catches 8 trout . Tom catches 2 times as many trout as Melanie . How many trout did Tom catch ?
[EX A]: 16

[EX Q]: Sam had 9 dimes in his bank . His dad gave him 7 more dimes . How many dimes does Sam have now ?
[EX A]:
16