question: Ted starts with $200. He buys 3 books for 16 dollars each and 3 pencils for 6 dollars each. How much did he spend in total?
answer: Ted spent a total of 3*16 = <<3*16=48>>48 dollars on books.
  Ted spent a total of 3*6 = <<3*6=18>>18 dollars on pencils.
  In total Ted spent 48+18 = <<48+18=66>>66 dollars.
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