A bird shooter was askgd how many birds he had in the bag. He replied that there were all sparrows but six, all pigeons but six, and all ducks but six. How many birds he had in the bag in all?

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A bird shooter was askgd how many birds he had in the bag. He replied that there were all sparrows but six, all pigeons but six, and all ducks but six. How many birds he had in the bag in all? Answer: 9

There were all sparrows but six' means that six birds were not sparrows but only pigeons and ducks. Similarly, number of sparrows + number of ducks = 6 and number of sparrows + number of pigeons = 6. This is possible when there are 3 sparrows, 3 pigeons and 3 ducks i.e. 9 birds in all.

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This question is part of 💬 Verbal Reasoning within the broader 🧠 Aptitude Mastery subject and appears in the DemoPaper-Pakistan preparation collection. Reviewing the answer together with nearby questions helps reinforce the underlying concept and identify how it may appear in competitive exams.