Give the step-by-step reasoning process and then the final answer. Ashton had two boxes of pencils with fourteen pencils in each box. He gave six pencils to his brother. How many pencils did Ashton have left?
Ashton had 2 boxes * 14 pencils = 28 pencils. Ashton had 28 pencils - 6 = 22 pencils left.
The final answer: 22.