In a game, Samanta has 8 more points than Mark, and Mark has 50% more points than Eric. Eric has 6 points. How many points do Samanta, Mark, and Eric have in total?
Mark has 50/100 * 6 = 
<gadget id="calculator">50/100*6</gadget>
<output>3</output>
3 points more than Eric.
So Mark has 6 + 3 = 
<gadget id="calculator">6+3</gadget>
<output>9</output>
9 points.
That means Samanta has 9 + 8 = 
<gadget id="calculator">9+8</gadget>
<output>17</output>
17 points.
So in total Samanta, Mark, and Eric have 6 + 9 + 17 = 
<gadget id="calculator">6+9+17</gadget>
<output>32</output>
32 points.

<result>32</result>