Adam bought 3 kilograms of nuts and 2.5 kilograms of dried fruits at a store. One kilogram of nuts costs $12 and one kilogram of dried fruit costs $8. How much did his purchases cost?
For the nuts Adam paid 3 * $12 = $
<gadget id="calculator">3*12</gadget>
<output>36</output>
36.
And for dried fruits Adam paid 2.5 * $8 = $
<gadget id="calculator">2.5*8</gadget>
<output>20</output>
20.
So in total for his purchases Adam paid $36 + $20 = $
<gadget id="calculator">36+20</gadget>
<output>56</output>
56.

<result>56</result>