Question: Four adults with 32 teeth went to the dentist for a checkup after realizing they were having severe tooth pain. They were found to have different numbers of damaged teeth, and each person had some teeth removed. The first person had 1/4 of all his teeth removed, and the second person had 3/8 of his teeth removed, the third person had half of his teeth removed, while the last person only had 4 teeth removed. What's the total number of teeth removed at the dental clinic? Think carefully first, then make a decision:
The first person had 1 / 4 of all his teeth removed, a total of 1 / 4 * 32 = 8 teeth. The second person had 3 / 8 of his teeth removed, meaning 3 / 8 * 32 = 12 of his teeth were removed. Together, the first and the second person had 12 + 8 = 20 teeth removed in total. The third person had half of his teeth removed, which were 1 / 2 * 32 = 16 teeth. The first three people had a total of 20 + 16 = 36 teeth removed from their mouth. The last person only had 4 teeth removed, bringing the total number of teeth removed at the dentist clinic to be 36 + 4 = 40 teeth. So the answer is 40.