In this task, you will use your knowledge about language (and common sense) to determine what element the marked number refers to. The numbers are marked with two underlines around them, like: _ number _. Your answer should be chosen from the given text, and should not contain other words.

Party Guest: How is it that a woman who 's argued cases before the supreme court hates to give a speech in public ?
Patty Hewes: There are nine people on the Supreme Court , and only _ six _ are awake on any given day .
people