Jason is making sand art. He wants to fill a rectangular patch 6 inches by 7 inches with blue sand, and a square path 5 inches by 5 inches with red sand. If it takes 3 grams of sand to fill one square inch, how many grams of sand does Jason need?
Reason slowly and give your answer.
201
First find the area of the first patch: 6 inches * 7 inches = 42 inches.

Then find the area of the second patch: 5 inches * 5 inches = 25 inches.

Then add those two amounts to find the total area Jason needs to cover: 42 inches + 25 inches = 67 inches.

Then multiply that area by the number of grams per square inch to find the total amount of sand needed: 67 inches * 3 grams / square inch = 201 grams.

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Thus, the answer is 201