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.

[Q]: Mary went to the mall . She spent $ 13.04 on a shirt and $ 12.27 on a jacket . She went to 2 shops . In total , how much money did Mary spend on clothing ?
[A]: 25.31


[Q]: It takes 4 apples to make 1 pie . How many apples does it take to make 504 pies ?
[A]: 2016


[Q]: Ron weighed 2 colored metal balls during a science class . The blue ball weighed 6 pounds and the brown ball weighed 3.12 pounds . If Ron places both balls on the scale at the same time , what will the scale read ?
[A]:
9.12