A man had 12 sheep. All but 9 died. How many sheep did he have left?
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6
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3
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9
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12
Reveal answer
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C
Correct answer
Explanation
The phrase 'all but 9 died' means that 9 sheep survived and the rest died. Since he started with 12 sheep and 'all except 9' died, he has 9 sheep left. This is a trick question - people often mistakenly subtract 9 from 12 (getting 3) or misread 'all but' as 'all'. Option A (6) and B (3) are common errors, while D (12) ignores that some sheep died.
AI explanation
To answer this question, we need to calculate how many sheep the man had left after all but 9 died.
The man initially had 12 sheep, and all but 9 died. This means that 12 - 9 = 3 sheep died.
Therefore, the man has 9 sheep left.
The correct answer is option C) 9.