conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Akeno spent $2985 to furnish his apartment. Lev spent one-third of that amount on his apartment and Ambrocio spent $177 less than Lev. How many dollars more did Akeno spend than the other 2 people combined?
  How to solve this?
conversations.from: assistant
conversations.value: Lev = (1/3) * 2985 = $995
  Ambrocio = 995 - 177 = $818
  2985 - (995 + 818) = $1172
  Akeno spent $1172 more than Lev and Ambrocio combined.