Troy makes soup. He buys 4 pounds of beef and 6 pounds of vegetables. The vegetables cost $2 per pound and the beef is 3 times that price. How much does everything cost? Give me reasons, before answering the question
The vegetables cost 2 * 6 = $12. The beef cost 2 * 3 = $6 per pound. So the beef cost 4 * 6 = $24. So the total cost is 12 + 24 = $36. So the final answer is 36.