Simon, Gerry, and Micky want to have a race with handmade miniature rafts. Simon's raft needs 36 sticks, Gerry's raft needs two-thirds of the number of sticks that Simon needs, and Micky's raft needs 9 sticks more than Simon and Gerry's rafts combined. How many sticks do the three boys need to collect in total?
Gerry's raft needs (36/3) x 2 = 12 x 2 = 24 sticks.
Simon and Gerry's rafts need 36 + 24 = 
<gadget id="calculator">36+24</gadget>
<output>60</output>
60 sticks.
Micky's raft needs 60 + 9 = 
<gadget id="calculator">60+9</gadget>
<output>69</output>
69 sticks.
The boys need to collect 60 + 69 = 
<gadget id="calculator">60+69</gadget>
<output>129</output>
129 sticks in total.

<result>129</result>