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?
Step-by-step reasoning process below:
56
For the nuts Adam paid 3 * $12 = $36.

And for dried fruits Adam paid 2.

5 * $8 = $20.

So in total for his purchases Adam paid $36 + $20 = $56.

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The answer: 56