TASK DEFINITION: You are provided with an arithmetic question. Your task is to compute the solution using the given arithmetic operations. The only arithmetic operators needed to answer the questions are'+'(addition) and'-'(subtraction). The answer should be correct to one decimal place.
PROBLEM: Mike picked 8 pears and Jason picked 7 pears from the pear tree.Fred picked 6 apples from the apple tree. How many pears werepicked in total?

SOLUTION: 15.0

PROBLEM: There were 6 roses in the vase. Mary cut some roses from her flower garden. There are now 16 roses in the vase. How many roses did she cut?

SOLUTION: 10.0

PROBLEM: Alyssa's cat had 8 kittens and 8 had spots. She gave 4 to her friends.How many kittens does she now have?

SOLUTION:
4.0