You are given a math word problem and you are supposed to apply multiplication or division mathematical operators on the numbers embedded in the text to answer the following question and then only report the final numerical answer.

Example input: Maria has 3 boxes of eggs . Each box holds 7 eggs and there are 8 boxes in a case . How many eggs does Maria have ?
Example output: 21
Example explanation: Total number of eggs that Maria has is 3*7 = 21
Q: Upon arriving at the circus , they went to the ticket booth and asked how much each ticket cost . If each ticket costs 44 dollars and they bought 7 tickets , how much money did they spend on tickets ?
A:
308