Carson needs to mow the lawn and plant some flowers. Carson has to mow 40 lines to cover the whole yard, and it takes him 2 minutes to mow one line. He also needs to plant 8 rows of flowers, each with 7 flowers, and it takes him half a minute to plant each flower. How many minutes will Carson spend gardening?
First find the total time Carson spends mowing: 40 lines * 2 minutes/line = 
<gadget id="calculator">40*2</gadget>
<output>80</output>
80 minutes.
Then find the total number of flowers Carson plants: 8 rows * 7 flowers/row = 
<gadget id="calculator">8*7</gadget>
<output>56</output>
56 flowers.
Then multiply that number by the time taken to plant each flower to find the total time spent planting flowers: .5 minutes/flower * 56 flowers = 
<gadget id="calculator">.5*56</gadget>
<output>28</output>
28 minutes.
Finally, add that time to the time spent mowing to find the total time spent gardening: 28 minutes + 80 minutes = 
<gadget id="calculator">28+80</gadget>
<output>108</output>
108 minutes.

<result>108</result>