Troy makes soup.  He buys 4 pounds of beef and 6 pounds of vegetables.  The vegetables cost $2 per pound and the beef is 3 times that price.  How much does everything cost?
The vegetables cost 2*6=$
<gadget id="calculator">2*6</gadget>
<output>12</output>
12.
The beef cost 2*3=$
<gadget id="calculator">2*3</gadget>
<output>6</output>
6 per pound.
So the beef cost 4*6=$
<gadget id="calculator">4*6</gadget>
<output>24</output>
24.
So the total cost is 12+24=$
<gadget id="calculator">12+24</gadget>
<output>36</output>
36.

<result>36</result>