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**9 per barn.**

Step by step:

1. **"All but 9 die"** — the trick line. This means 9 survive (


all die *except* 9). Not 17−9. → **9 remain.**
2. **Buys twice as many as remain** — 2 × 9


= 18 bought. Total = 9 + 18 = **27.**
3. **Sells a third of the total** — ⅓ × 27 = 9 sold. Left


: 27 − 9 = **18.**
4. **Split between 2 barns** — 18 ÷ 2 = **9 per barn.**

The 17


is a decoy — it never actually matters once you read "all but 9" corre


ctly.


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text:
**9 per barn.**

Step by step:

1. **"All but 9 die"** — the trick line. This means 9 survive (all die *except* 9). Not 17−9. → **9 remain.**
2. **Buys twice as many as remain** — 2 × 9 = 18 bought. Total = 9 + 18 = **27.**
3. **Sells a third of the total** — ⅓ × 27 = 9 sold. Left: 27 − 9 = **18.**
4. **Split between 2 barns** — 18 ÷ 2 = **9 per barn.**

The 17 is a decoy — it never actually matters once you read "all but 9" correctly.


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subtype: success

result:
**9 per barn.**

Step by step:

1. **"All but 9 die"** — the trick line. This means 9 survive (all die *except* 9). Not 17−9. → **9 remain.**
2. **Buys twice as many as remain** — 2 × 9 = 18 bought. Total = 9 + 18 = **27.**
3. **Sells a third of the total** — ⅓ × 27 = 9 sold. Left: 27 − 9 = **18.**
4. **Split between 2 barns** — 18 ÷ 2 = **9 per barn.**

The 17 is a decoy — it never actually matters once you read "all but 9" correctly.

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