Explain simply why 48 is the correct answer to: Jamal bought 4 half dozen colored crayons at $2 per crayon. What was the total cost of the crayons that she bought?. Explanation:
Since a dozen has 12 items, a half dozen has 1 / 2 * 12 = 6 items. Since Jamal bought four half dozen colored crayons, he bought 4 * 6 = 24 colored crayons. If each crayon's cost was $2, Jamal paid $2 * 24 = $48 for all the crayons he bought.