Q: Paul eats a lot when he studies. He loves sandwiches and eats them at the same rate every three days. He eats 2 sandwiches the first day, then doubles that number of sandwiches for the second day. On the third day, he doubles the number of sandwiches he ate on the second day. How many sandwiches would Paul eat if he studied 6 days in a row?
A: Paul doubles the amount that he ate on the second day, so eats 2 x 2 = 4 sandwiches. For the third day, he doubles the number of sandwiches he ate on the second day, so eats 2 x 2 x 2 = 8 sandwiches. To get the total amount of sandwiches he ate over three days it's necessary to add up the amount he ate each day: 2 + 4 + 8 = 14 sandwiches. Since he eats 14 sandwiches every 3 days, then in 6 days he would eat 14 x 2 = 28 sandwiches in total. The answer is 28.

Q: Mrs. Jackson has four boxes of Christmas decorations. There are 15 decorations in each box. She was only able to use 35 decorations and decided to give the rest to her neighbor. How many decorations did she give?
A: Mrs. Jackson had a total of 4 x 15 = 60 decorations. Then she gave 60 - 35 = 25 decorations to her neighbor. The answer is 25.

Q: At a cafe, the breakfast plate has two eggs and twice as many bacon strips as eggs. If 14 customers order breakfast plates, how many bacon strips does the cook need to fry?
A:
Each breakfast plate has 2 x 2 = 4 bacon strips. The cook needs to fry 14 x 4 = 56 bacon strips. The answer is 56.