Multiple choice softskills creativity

A farmer had 17 sheep. All but 9 died. How many live sheep were left?

  1. 17

  2. 9

  3. 8

  4. none

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The phrase 'all but 9 died' means that 9 sheep survived. Therefore, there are exactly 9 live sheep left. This is a classic lateral thinking riddle designed to make you subtract 9 from 17 incorrectly.