The phrasing and intent is slightly off or odd in both of your examples. Improving the phrasing yields the expected output in both cases. “I've ten books and

The phrasing and intent is slightly off or odd in both of your examples. Improving the phrasing yields the expected output in both cases. “I've ten books and I read three, how many books do I have?” “My Schrödinger cat is alive and well. What's my Schrödinger cat’s status?”