Mary sees three breeding balls with 8 snakes each and 6 additional pairs of snakes. How many snakes did she see total?
First find how many snakes were in all the breeding balls: 3 balls * 8 snakes/ball = 
<gadget id="calculator">3*8</gadget>
<output>24</output>
24 snakes.
Then find how many snakes are in all the pairs: 2 snakes/pair * 6 pairs = 
<gadget id="calculator">2*6</gadget>
<output>12</output>
12 snakes.
Then add the number of snakes in both types of groups to find the total number of snakes: 24 snakes + 12 snakes = 
<gadget id="calculator">24+12</gadget>
<output>36</output>
36 snakes.

<result>36</result>