In a newspaper, each one of 12 pages holds 2 photos and each of another 9 pages hold 3 photos. How many photos are used in the newspaper?
The number of photos in the first batch of pages is 12 * 2 = 
<gadget id="calculator">12*2</gadget>
<output>24</output>
24 photos.
The number of photos in the second batch is 9 * 3 = 
<gadget id="calculator">9*3</gadget>
<output>27</output>
27 photos.
The total number of photos used in the newspaper is 24 + 27 = 
<gadget id="calculator">24+27</gadget>
<output>51</output>
51 photos.

<result>51</result>