question: Howie wants to buy cupcakes for everyone in his class as a special treat. He's not sure if people will want vanilla or chocolate cupcakes so he decides to get one of each for everyone. If he gets the same amount of 2 cupcakes for each himself, his teacher, and his 25 classmates, how many cupcakes should Howie buy?
answer: Howie wants to get cupcakes for his 25 classmates + his 1 teacher + 1 himself = <<25+1+1=27>>27 people.
  He wants to get 2 cupcakes for everyone, so 27 people x 2 cupcakes each = <<27*2=54>>54 cupcakes that Howie should buy.
  #### 54