9. One-third of a herd of sheep are grazing in
the field and five-eighths of the remaining
are playing nearby. The rest 24 are drinking
water from the pond. Find the number of
sheep in the herd.
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Let total no.of deer = x
half of herd =x/2
3/4 of remaining half herd =(x/2)(3/4)
=3x/8
remaining deer=9
x=(x/2)+(3x/8)+9
x=(4x+3x+72)/8
8x=7x+72
8x-7x=72
x=72
∴total no.of deers are 72.
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