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### Instruction:
Pauline will make tacos for dinner. She bought a box of taco shells that cost $5, 4 bell peppers that cost $1.5 each, and 2 pounds of meat that cost $3 per pound.  How much did she spend in all?

### Response:
Four bell peppers cost $1.5 x 4 = $<<4*1.5=6>>6.
Two pounds of meat cost $3 x 2 = $<<3*2=6>>6
She spent a total of $5 + $6 + $6 = $<<5+6+6=17>>17.
#### 17