instruction:
You are given a math word problem and you are supposed to apply multiplication or division mathematical operators on the numbers embedded in the text to answer the following question and then only report the final numerical answer.
question:
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 .
answer:
0.3333

question:
Henry wants to split a collection of crayons into groups of 6 . Henry has 42 crayons . How many groups will be created ?
answer:
7

question:
There were 16 friends playing a video game online when 7 players quit . If each player left had 8 lives , how many lives did they have total ?
answer:
72