Question

half of the herd of deer are grazing in the field and three fourth of the remaining are playing nearby .the rest 9 are drinking water from the pond . find the number of the deer in the held

Answer 1

let the number of deer's be x
x/2+3x/8+9=x
36x+24x+648=72x
648=12x
x=648/12
x=54

Answer 2

I hope it is correct
and there is one method only for this question