Ruth is counting the number of spots on her cow. The cow has 16 spots on its left side and three times that number plus 7 on its right side. How many spots does it have total?
First multiply the number of spots on the left side by 3: 16 spots * 3 = 
<gadget id="calculator">16*3</gadget>
<output>48</output>
48 spots.
Then add 7 to find the number of spots on the right side: 48 spots + 7 spots = 
<gadget id="calculator">48+7</gadget>
<output>55</output>
55 spots.
Then add the number of spots on each side to find the total number of spots: 55 spots + 16 spots = 
<gadget id="calculator">55+16</gadget>
<output>71</output>
71 spots.

<result>71</result>