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27. Half of a herd of deer are grazing in the field and three-fourths of the remaining are playing
nearby. The rest 9 are drinking water from the pond. Find the number of deer in the herd.​

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Asked on December 30, 2019 by

Niharika Gogineni

Half of a herd of deer are grazing in the field and three fourths of the remaining are playing nearby. The rest 9 are drinking water from the pond. Find the number of deer in the herd.

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Let the total no of deer be x

So, we have

x−(

2

1

x+

4

3

×

2

1

x)=9

x−(

2

1

x+

8

3

x)=9

x−

8

7

x=9

8

1

x=9;

Thus, x=72 deer in the herd.