Harvey and his friend Sam decided to run a footrace in their school track field to see who was better at running. While at it, Harvey runs 8 miles more than his friend Sam, who runs a total of 12 miles. Calculate the total number of miles the two friends run together.
If Harvey ran 8 more miles, then he ran a total of 12 miles + 8 miles = 
<gadget id="calculator">12+8</gadget>
<output>20</output>
20 miles.
The two friends ran a total of 20 miles + 12 miles = 
<gadget id="calculator">20+12</gadget>
<output>32</output>
32 miles.

<result>32</result>