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9 live and the rest die look at the question carefully and you'll find the answer.
If a farmer starts with 13 cows and all but 9 die, he would have 9 cows left. The phrase "all but 9" means everything except 9. So, if all the cows except 9 die, those 9 remaining cows are what the farmer has left.
The farmer had 15 horses left after selling 35 of them (50 x 0.7 = 35).
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The farmer originally had 95 chickens.
15 left.
9 live and the rest die look at the question carefully and you'll find the answer.
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9.If a farmer had 17 sheep in total, and all but nine died, then the answer to this riddle would be nine, since it states that all but nine have perished. It does not state that "nine died" because it has the key word "but" in it - that will often throw the riddled person off if he or she is not listening to the riddler, thinking that nine died, not eight, which is what occurred.
If a farmer starts with 13 cows and all but 9 die, he would have 9 cows left. The phrase "all but 9" means everything except 9. So, if all the cows except 9 die, those 9 remaining cows are what the farmer has left.
If you red the question carefully, you can see that it clearly says ALL BUT 7. So, 12 sheep died, leaving 7 left.
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Question:You are asked the following tricky question, "A farmer had 19 sheep. All but 9 died. How many sheep did the farmer have left?" To answer this question, you musta. utilize a mental set.b. define the problem narrowly.c. actively challenge your assumptions.d. look for analogies within the problem.Heuristics:Our brains may use heuristics when we thinking through a problem that is presented through calculating and looking for a solution. Someone may mentally arriving at an answer by looking backwards from the end goal to determine what steps to take.Answer and Explanation:The correct answer is c. actively challenge your assumptions. The brain may automatically try to subtract 9 sheep from the whole herd by looking at this question, i.e. 19 - 9 = 10). Instead of relying on an inefficient mental set, the person must challenge their thinking and calculating to understand that the answer is listed in the question of how many sheep the farmer possesses, i.e. all but 9 died. The farmer had 9 sheep since they did not die like the others.