human
John buys 4 pounds of beef. He uses all but 1 pound in soup. He uses twice as many pounds of vegetables as beef. How many pounds of vegetables did he use?
assistant
How many pounds of beef did John use? ** He used 4-1=<<4-1=3>>3 pounds of beef
How many pounds of vegetables did John use? ** So he used 3*2=<<3*2=6>>6 pounds of vegetables
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