Half of Jerome's money was $43. He gave $8 to Meg and thrice as much to Bianca. How much does Jerome have left?
Jerome has $43 x 2 = $
<gadget id="calculator">43*2</gadget>
<output>86</output>
86.
After giving Meg $8, he had only $86 - $8 = $
<gadget id="calculator">86-8</gadget>
<output>78</output>
78 left.
Then he gave Bianca $8 x 3 = $
<gadget id="calculator">8*3</gadget>
<output>24</output>
24.
So, Jerome has only $78 - $24 = $
<gadget id="calculator">78-24</gadget>
<output>54</output>
54 left.

<result>54</result>