Jake buys 2-pound packages of sausages.  He buys 3 of them and they are $4 a pound.  How much does he pay?
How many pounds of sausage did he buy? ** He bought 2*3=<<2*3=6>>6 pounds of sausage
How much did they cost? ** So they cost 6*$4=$<<6*4=24>>24
#### 24