TASK DEFINITION: You are given a math word problem and you are supposed to apply a single mathematical operators like addition, subtraction, multiplication or division on the numbers embedded in the text to answer the following question and then only report final the numerical answer.
PROBLEM: Each child has 2 candies . If there are 9 children , how many candies are there in total ?

SOLUTION: 18

PROBLEM: Sara 's high school played 12 basketball games this year . The team won most of their games . They were defeated during 4 games . How many games did they win ?

SOLUTION: 8

PROBLEM: Sally earns $ 12.5 an hour cleaning houses . If she works for 12 hours , how much money will she make ?

SOLUTION:
150