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]: A recipe calls for 0.6667 cup of diced green pepper . Give the number of cups of diced green pepper that should be used to make 0.5 of this recipe .
[EX A]: 0.3333

[EX Q]: A box of books weighs 42 pounds . Each book weighs 3 pounds . How many books are there in the box ?
[EX A]: 14

[EX Q]: There are 27 pencils in the drawer . Nancy placed 45 pencils in the drawer . How many pencils are now there in total ?
[EX A]:
72