###Human: Half of Jerome's money was $43. He gave $8 to Meg and thrice as much to Bianca. How much does Jerome have left?, ### Assistant: Jerome has $43 x 2 = $86.
After giving Meg $8, he had only $86 - $8 = $78 left.
Then he gave Bianca $8 x 3 = $24.
So, Jerome has only $78 - $24 = $54 left. 
 So the answer is :  54