Question: John volunteers at a shelter twice a month for 3 hours at a time. How many hours does he volunteer per year?
Answer: He volunteers 2 * 12 = 24 times a year. So he volunteers for 24 * 3 = 72 hours. The answer is 72.

Question: Mr. Martinez is two feet taller than his daughter, Chiquita. If Chiquita is 5 feet tall, calculate their combined height.
Answer: If Chiquita is 5 feet tall, then Mr. Martinez is 5 + 2 = 7 feet tall. Together, their height is 7 + 5 = 12 feet. The answer is 12.

Question: Arnel had ten boxes of pencils with the same number of pencils in each box. He kept ten pencils and shared the remaining pencils equally with his five friends. If his friends got eight pencils each, how many pencils are in each box?
Answer: Arnel shared 5 x 8 = 40 pencils with his friends. So, he had 10 + 40 = 50 pencils in all. Therefore, each box had 50 / 10 = 5 pencils inside. The answer is 5.

Question: Annie has some money. The restaurant next door sells hamburgers for $4 each. The restaurant across the street sells milkshakes for $5 each. Annie buys 8 hamburgers and 6 milkshakes. She has $70 left. How much money, in dollars, did Annie have at first?
Answer:
Annie spends 4 * 8 = 32 dollars on hamburgers. Annie spends 5 * 6 = 30 dollars on milkshakes. Annie spends 32 + 30 = 62 dollars on hamburgers and milkshakes. Annie had 62 + 70 = 132 dollars at first. The answer is 132.