Each month, helder volunteers x hours at the hospital and 8 hours at the local food bank. to find how many hours he will spend volunteering over 3 months, helder calculates: x + 8 + x + 8 + x + 8 what is another way helder can calculate how many hours he will volunteer in total over the 3 months?

Which lines are parallel? justify your answer. lines p and q are parallel because same side interior angles are congruent. lines p and q are parallel because alternate exterior angles are congruent lines l and m are parallel because same side interior angles are supplementary lines l and m are parallel because alternate interior angles are supplementary.