Pat is buying supplies for S'mores. He and his friends will each eat 3 S'mores. There are 8 of them in total. It costs $3 in supplies to make 4 S'mores. How much will it cost to buy all the supplies?
They are making 24 S'mores because 8 x 3 = 
<gadget id="calculator">8*3</gadget>
<output>24</output>
24.
Each S'more costs $.75 to make because 3 / 4 = 
<gadget id="calculator">3/4</gadget>
<output>3/4 = around 0.75</output>
.75.
It will cost $18 to make them all because 24 x .75 = 
<gadget id="calculator">24*.75</gadget>
<output>18</output>
18.

<result>18</result>