TASK DEFINITION: You are given a math word problem and you are supposed to apply a single mathematical operator 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: mrs. hilt is baking bread . she needs 5 cups of flour to bake 2 loaves of bread . how much flour will she need to make 1 loaf of bread ?

SOLUTION: 2.5

PROBLEM: a museum had 14 paintings . after they got rid of some they had 4 left . what 's the difference between the number of paintings before they got rid of and the left ?

SOLUTION: 10

PROBLEM: david has 0 fewer apples than marin . marin has 3 apples . how many apples does david have ?

SOLUTION:
3