<human>:  Anna wants to plant red and yellow tulips in the shape of a smiley face. She needs 8 red tulips for each eye and 18 red tulips for the smile. If she needs 9 times the number of tulips in the smile to make the yellow background of the face, how many tulips does she need total?
<bot>: How many red tulips are in the eyes? ** First find the total number of tulips in the eyes: 2 eyes * 8 tulips/eye = <<2*8=16>>16 tulips
How many red tulips are in the background? ** Then find the number of tulips in the background: 18 tulips * 9 = <<18*9=162>>162 tulips
How many red tulips are in total? ** Then add the number of tulips in the eyes, smile, and background to find the total number of tulips: 16 tulips + 162 tulips + 18 tulips = <<16+162+18=196>>196 tulips
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