<human>:  Carl is having a party on Saturday and is inviting 15 guests. He would like to make sure everyone, including himself, has at least 2 glasses of punch. Each glass holds 12 ounces of punch. How many ounces of punch does he need to buy for the party?
<bot>: How many people will be at the party? ** Including Carl, there will be 15 + 1 = <<15+1=16>>16 people at the party.
How many ounces of punch does Carl want each person to have? ** Carl would like each person to be able to have 2 cups x 12 ounces = <<2*12=24>>24 ounces of punch.
How many ounces of punch does Carl need to buy? ** Carl needs to buy 16 x 24 = <<16*24=384>>384 ounces of punch.
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