Joy fosters dogs.  The mom foster dog eats 1.5 cups of food, three times a day.  The puppies each eat 1/2 cup of food, twice a day.  There are 5 puppies.  How much food will Joy need for the next 6 days?
The mom dog eats 1.5 cups of food * 3 = 
<gadget id="calculator">1.5*3</gadget>
<output>4.5</output>
4.5 cups per day.
For 6 days the mom dog will need 6 * 4.5 cups = 
<gadget id="calculator">6*4.5</gadget>
<output>27</output>
27 cups of food.
The puppies eat 1/2 cup of food * 2 = 
<gadget id="calculator">1/2*2</gadget>
<output>1</output>
1 cup per day.
There are 5 puppies * 1 cup = 
<gadget id="calculator">5*1</gadget>
<output>5</output>
5 cups per day for the puppies.
For the 6 days, the puppies will need 5 cups * 6 = 
<gadget id="calculator">5*6</gadget>
<output>30</output>
30 cups of food.
Combined the dogs will need 27 cups + 30 cups = 
<gadget id="calculator">27+30</gadget>
<output>57</output>
57 cups.

<result>57</result>