instruction:
You are given a math word problem and you are supposed to apply a single mathematical operator 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.
question:
for a potluck lunch bianca brought 9 bottles of soda . if someone else had already brought 8 sodas how many were there total ?
answer:
17

question:
oliver won 11 tickets playing games at the arcade . if he spent 5 tickets buying a water gun how many tickets did he still have ?
answer:
6

question:
james ate 22 carrot sticks before dinner and 15 more after dinner . how many carrot sticks did he eat ?
answer:
37