Marcy's grade is electing their class president. Marcy got three times as many votes as Barry, who got twice as many as 3 more than the number of votes Joey got. If Joey got 8 votes, how many votes did Marcy get?
First, add three to Joey's vote total: 8 votes + 3 votes = 
<gadget id="calculator">8+3</gadget>
<output>11</output>
11 votes.
Then double that number to find the number of votes Barry got: 11 votes * 2 = 
<gadget id="calculator">11*2</gadget>
<output>22</output>
22 votes.
Then triple that number to find Marcy's vote total: 22 votes * 3 = 
<gadget id="calculator">22*3</gadget>
<output>66</output>
66 votes.

<result>66</result>