Question: In a factory that employed 852 people, 25% more workers have just been hired. How many employees are there now in the factory?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: A quarter of the workers equals 852 * 25 / 100 = 213 workers. There are now 852 + 213 = 1065 employees in the factory.
So the answer is 1065.


Question: Wendi brought home 4 chickens. After a few days, she brought home enough additional chickens to double the number of chickens she owned. Then, a neighbor's dog ate one of her chickens. Finally, Wendi found an additional 4 less than ten chickens and brought them home too. After this, how many chickens does Wendi have?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: Wendi doubled her number of chickens from 4 to 4 * 2 = 8 chickens. After a dog ate one of the chickens, 8 - 1 = 7 chickens remained. 4 less than 10 is 10 - 4 = 6. Therefore, Wendi added another 4 less than ten chickens for a total of 7 + 6 = 13 chickens.
So the answer is 13.


Question: Two-thirds of the class have brown eyes. Half of the students with brown eyes have black hair. If there are 6 students in the class with brown eyes and black hair, how many students are there in total?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
There are 6 * 2 = 12 students with brown eyes and hair of any color. There are 12 * 3 / 2 = 18 students in total.
So the answer is 18.