<human>:  A box has 2 dozen water bottles and half a dozen more apple bottles than water bottles. How many bottles are in the box?
<bot>: How many water bottles are in the box? ** Since a dozen has 12 items, the box has 2 dozen water bottles, a total of 2*12=<<2*12=24>>24 water bottles.
How many apple bottles are in the box? ** The box also has half a dozen more apple bottles than water bottles, meaning there are 1/2*12= 6 more apple bottles than water bottles.
How many apple bottles are in the box? ** The total number of apple bottles in the box is 24+6 = <<24+6=30>>30
How many bottles are in the box? ** In the box, there are a total of 30+24 =<<30+24=54>>54 bottles
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