Jason is making sand art. He wants to fill a rectangular patch 6 inches by 7 inches with blue sand, and a square path 5 inches by 5 inches with red sand. If it takes 3 grams of sand to fill one square inch, how many grams of sand does Jason need? Let's answer step by step:
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First find the area of the first patch: 6 inches * 7 inches = 42 inches. Then find the area of the second patch: 5 inches * 5 inches = 25 inches. Then add those two amounts to find the total area Jason needs to cover: 42 inches + 25 inches = 67 inches. Then multiply that area by the number of grams per square inch to find the total amount of sand needed: 67 inches * 3 grams / square inch = 201 grams. The answer: 201.
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