Answer the following question.
Bob has planted corn in his garden, and it has just started to sprout. A week after planting it, it had grown 2 inches. The next week, its height increased by twice as much as it had the first week. In the third week, it grew 4 times as much as it did the week before. How tall are the corn plants now?
Step-by-step reasoning process: The second week it grew twice as much as the first week, so 2 * 2 inches = 4 inches. The third week it grew 4 times as much as in the second week, so 4 * 4 inches = 16 inches. In total, it grew 2 inches + 4 inches + 16 inches = 22 inches.
The answer is 22.

Answer the following question.
A local music festival is held every year for three days. The three day attendance this year was 2700 people. The second day was rainy so only half the number of people that showed up the first day showed up the second day. The third day was the finale, so attendance was triple the original day. How many people attended the second day of the festival?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Let x represent the attendance the first day. Second day: x / 2. Third day: 3x. Total:x + (x / 2) + 3x = 2700. (9 / 2)x = 2700. 9x = 5400. x = 600. Second day:600 / 2 = 300 people.
The answer is 300.

Answer the following question.
Josephine receives a bill from the hospital for 5000$. 50 percent of the bill is for medication. 25 percent of the remaining bill is for overnight stays, and 175$ is for food. The rest of the bill is for the ambulance ride. How much did the ambulance ride cost?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Medication:5000(.50) = 2500. Overnight Stays:2500(.25) = 625. 2500 - 625 = 1875. Food:1875 - 175 = 1700$. Ambulance ride:1700$.
The answer is 1700.

Answer the following question.
Sam and Jeff had a skipping competition at recess. The competition was split into four rounds. Sam completed 1 more skip than Jeff in the first round. Jeff skipped 3 fewer times than Sam in the second round. Jeff skipped 4 more times than Sam in the third round. Jeff got tired and only completed half the number of skips as Sam in the last round. If Sam skipped 16 times in each round, what is the average number of skips per round completed by Jeff?

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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Step-by-step reasoning process: In round one, Jeff completed 16 - 1 = 15. In round two, Jeff completed 16 - 3 = 13. In round three, Jeff completed 16 + 4 = 20. In round four, Jeff completed 16 / 2 = 8. Jeff completed 15 + 13 + 20 + 8 = 56 skips in total. Jeff skipped an average of 56 / 4 = 14 skips per round.
The answer is 14.