Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 die. How many are left? 17 8 9 10 Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself C Correct answer Explanation The phrasing 'all but 9 die' means that every sheep died except for 9 of them. Therefore, those 9 sheep are the only ones remaining alive. Subtracting 9 from 17 would give the number of dead sheep (8).