Give the step-by-step reasoning process and then the final answer. Mother made 2 dozen brownies and placed them on the kitchen counter to cool. Father smelled the brownies, came into the kitchen and ate 8 of them. Then, their daughter, Mooney, wandered into the kitchen and ate 4 of the brownies. The next morning, Mother made another two dozen brownies and added them to those remaining from the day before. After that, how many brownies were on the counter?
Two dozen brownies is 2 * 12 = 24 brownies. After Father ate his 8, there were 24 - 8 = 16 brownies remaining on the counter. After Mooney ate her 4, there were 16 - 4 = 12 brownies remaining on the counter. Mother made a second batch of two - dozen brownies, or 2 * 12 = 24 brownies. After Mother added the second two - dozen, there were 12 + 24 = 36 brownies on the kitchen counter.
The final answer: 36.