A shepherd had 17 sheep. All but nine died. How many was he left with ?

A. Nil B. 8
C. 9 D. 17

• option c. 9
  all but nine died means all except nine died..
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• Option b 8
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• 17 as they are not asking about alive sheep
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• answer is 27.
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• 'All but nine died' means 'All except nine died' i.e. 9 sheep remained alive.therefore answer is 9
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