Teacher: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.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: The number of gears a machine can make varies directly by how long it operates . If it can make 2088 gears in 8 hours , How many gears can it make in 9 hours ?
Student:
2349