The table you're working at keeps wobbling you decide to fix it by making a thick pad of paper from folded sheets of paper. each time you fold a sheet in two, the number of layers double. you fold a first sheet of paper 3 times and stick it beneath the wobbly leg. it doesn't quite do the trick so you fold an another sheet of paper two times and put it beneath the wobbly leg too. in total how many layers of paper did it take to prop up the table

Pad 1 = folded 3 times

If folding a sheet of paper creates 2 layers, then folding a piece of paper creates 4 layers because you are basically folding the 2 layers you initially created which doubles it. (Folding any amount of layers doubles the layers).

Pad 2 = folded 2 times

This sheet of paper has 2 layers. That information was given to us beforehand.

Lastly add up all the layers: 4 + 2 = 6

Final answer: It took 6 layers of paper to prop up the table