Q: You are given a math word problem and you are supposed to apply multiple mathematical operators like addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division on the numbers embedded in the text to answer the following question and then only report the final numerical answer.
blithe has a lot of toys . he lost 6 of them and found 9 in his closet . if he had 43 after that how many toys did blithe have at first ?
A:
40