###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?, ### Assistant: Since a dozen has 12 items, the box has 2 dozen water bottles, a total of 2*12=24 water bottles.
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.
The total number of apple bottles in the box is 24+6 = 30
In the box, there are a total of 30+24 =54 bottles 
 So the answer is :  54