The short show has 24*.5=<<24*.5=12>>12 hours of TV

The long show is 12*1=<<12*1=12>>12 hours

So in total he watches 12+12=<<12+12=24>>24 hours

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Tim watches 2 shows.  One of them is a half-hour show per episode and the other is a 1-hour long show per episode.  The short show had 24 episodes and the long show had 12 episodes.  How many hours of TV did he watch?
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Tim watches 2 shows.  One of them is a half-hour show per episode and the other is a 1-hour long show per episode.  The short show had 24 episodes and the long show had 12 episodes.  How many hours of TV did he watch?
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