James decides to try and collect rare artifacts in the field.  He spends 6 months researching before going on a 2-year-long expedition for his first find.  The second artifact takes 3 times as long for the research and discovery.  How long did it take him to find both?
The research took 6/12=
<gadget id="calculator">6/12</gadget>
<output>1/2 = around 0.5</output>
.5 years.
So it took 2+.5=
<gadget id="calculator">2.5</gadget>
<output>2.5</output>
2.5 years for the first artifact.
It takes 2.5*3=
<gadget id="calculator">2.5*3</gadget>
<output>7.5</output>
7.5 years for the second.
So in total it took 2.5+7.5=
<gadget id="calculator">2.5+7.5</gadget>
<output>10</output>
10 years to find both.

<result>10</result>