Post by sweetpea on Jan 31, 2017 23:24:08 GMT
A farmer died leaving his 17 horses To his three sons.
When his sons opened up the will it read: My eldest son should get 1/2 (half) of total horses; my middle son should be given 1/3rd (one-third) of the total horses; my youngest son should be given 1/9th (one-ninth) of the total horses.
As it's impossible to divide 17 into half or 17 by 3 or 17 by 9, the three sons started to fight with each other. So, they decided to go to a farmer friend who they considered quite smart, to see if he could work it out for them.
The farmer friend read the Will patiently, and after giving due thought he solved the problem.
NOW CAN YOU?
I will let you have some time to solve the problem then maybe in a week or so I will give you the solution....simples. good luck
When his sons opened up the will it read: My eldest son should get 1/2 (half) of total horses; my middle son should be given 1/3rd (one-third) of the total horses; my youngest son should be given 1/9th (one-ninth) of the total horses.
As it's impossible to divide 17 into half or 17 by 3 or 17 by 9, the three sons started to fight with each other. So, they decided to go to a farmer friend who they considered quite smart, to see if he could work it out for them.
The farmer friend read the Will patiently, and after giving due thought he solved the problem.
NOW CAN YOU?
I will let you have some time to solve the problem then maybe in a week or so I will give you the solution....simples. good luck
