prompt: Haley, Michael and Brandon were trying a marshmallow challenge to see who could hold more marshmallows in their mouths. Haley could hold 8 marshmallows in her mouth. Michael could hold 3 times as many marshmallows as Haley. Brandon could hold half as many as Michael. How many total marshmallows did all three kids hold in their mouths?
messages.content: Haley, Michael and Brandon were trying a marshmallow challenge to see who could hold more marshmallows in their mouths. Haley could hold 8 marshmallows in her mouth. Michael could hold 3 times as many marshmallows as Haley. Brandon could hold half as many as Michael. How many total marshmallows did all three kids hold in their mouths?
messages.role: user
messages.content: Haley held <<8=8>>8 marshmallows.
  Michael held 3 times Haley's, so he held 8 x 3 = <<3*8=24>>24 marshmallows
  Brandon held half as many marshmallows as Michael, so he held 24 / 2 = <<24/2=12>>12 marshmallows
  Together, they held 8 + 24 + 12 = <<8+24+12=44>>44 marshmallows.
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