TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: a pet store had 45 puppies . in 1 day they sold 39 of them and put the rest into cages with 2 in each cage . how many cages did they use ?

SOLUTION: 3

PROBLEM: at the arcade jerry won 29 tickets playing 'whack a mole ' and 17 tickets playing 'skee ball ' . if he spent 12 of his tickets on a hat how many tickets does jerry have left ?

SOLUTION: 34

PROBLEM: a store had 3 packs of paper for $ 3.87 . how much would it cost if you were to buy 6 packs ?

SOLUTION:
7.74