###Human: An apple tree produces 40 apples in its first year.  The second year the apple tree produces 8 more than double the amount of apples that it produced the first year, and the third year production went down by a fourth due to an insect infestation.  How many apples did the tree produce in total in the first three years?, ### Assistant: First Year:40 apples
Second Year:8+2(40)=88 apples
Third year:88-88/4=66 apples
Total 40+88+66=194 apples 
 So the answer is :  194