Jamal bought 4 half dozen colored crayons at $2 per crayon. What was the total cost of the crayons that she bought?
Since a dozen has 12 items, a half dozen has 1/2*12=
<gadget id="calculator">6</gadget>
<output>6</output>
6 items.
Since Jamal bought four half dozen colored crayons, he bought 4*6 = 
<gadget id="calculator">4*6</gadget>
<output>24</output>
24 colored crayons.
If each crayon's cost was $2, Jamal paid $2*24 = $
<gadget id="calculator">2*24</gadget>
<output>48</output>
48 for all the crayons he bought.

<result>48</result>