Bridget counted 14 shooting stars in the night sky. Reginald counted two fewer shooting stars than did Bridget, but Sam counted four more shooting stars than did Reginald. How many more shooting stars did Sam count in the night sky than was the average number of shooting stars observed for the three of them? Let's think first. Chain of thought:
Reginald counted two fewer shooting stars than did Bridget, or a total of 14 - 2 = 12 shooting stars. Sam counted 4 more shooting stars than did Reginald, or a total of 12 + 4 = 16 shooting stars. The average number of shooting stars observed for the three of them was (14 + 12 + 16) / 3 = 14 shooting stars. Thus, Sam counted 16 - 14 = 2 more shooting stars than was the average number of shooting stars observed for the three of them.
Therefore, the answer is 2.