Give the step-by-step reasoning process and then the final answer. Troy makes soup. He buys 4 pounds of beef and 6 pounds of vegetables. The vegetables cost $2 per pound and the beef is 3 times that price. How much does everything cost?
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The vegetables cost 2 * 6 = $12. The beef cost 2 * 3 = $6 per pound. So the beef cost 4 * 6 = $24. So the total cost is 12 + 24 = $36.
The final answer: 36.
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