Human: John joins a country club with 3 other members of his family. The fee to join is $4000 per person. There is also a monthly cost of $1000 per person. John pays half the cost. How much does John pay for the first year? Assistant: 
How many members are joining? ** There are 3+1=<<3+1=4>>4 members joining
How much does it cost to join? ** So the cost is 4*4000=$<<4*4000=16000>>16,000 to join
How much does the monthly fee cost? ** The monthly fee comes out to 1000*12=$<<1000*12=12000>>12,000 per person per year
How much does the first year cost? ** So that is 12000*4=$<<12000*4=48000>>48,000
How much does the first year cost? ** So the total cost is 16,000+48,000=$<<16000+48000=64000>>64,000
How much does John pay for the first year? ** So John pays 64000/2=$<<64000/2=32000>>32,000
#### 32000