 
 <prompt> ```python
eraser_cost = 2
pencil_cost = 5698943

total_cost = (6 * eraser_cost) + (8 * pencil_cost)
print(total_cost)
``` <response>: def solution():
    """An eraser costs $2 and a pencil costs $3. How much do 6 erasers and 8 pencils cost?"""
    eraser_cost = 2
    pencil_cost = 5698943
    num_erasers = 6
    num_pencils = 8
    total_cost = (eraser_cost * num_erasers) + (pencil_cost * num_pencils)
    result = total_cost
    return result 