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[Cecil R Bearden]

Amen!

Cecil in OKla


On 8/6/2015 8:57 PM, Dave Rotigel wrote:
> It solves problems!
> 	Dave
>
>
> 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, after giving due thought, he brought one of his own horses over and added it to the 17.
>
> That increased the total to 18 horses.
>
>    
>
> Now, he divided the horses according to their fathers Will.
>
> Half of 18 = 9. So he gave the eldest son 9 horses.
>
> 1/3rd of 18 = 6. So he gave the middle son 6 horses.
>
> 1/9th of 18 = 2. So he gave the youngest son 2 horses.
>
> Now add up how many horses they have:
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> Eldest son 9
>
> Middle son 6
>
> Youngest son 2
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> TOTAL IS 17
>
> Now this leaves one horse over, so the farmer friend takes his horse back to his farm.
>
> Problem Solved!
>
> Moral:
>
> The attitude of negotiation and problem solving is to find the 18th horse i.e. the common ground. Once a person is able to find the 18th horse the issue is resolved. It is difficult at times. However, to reach a solution, the first step is to believe that there is a solution. If we think that there is no solution, we won't be able to reach any!
>
> That's what I call clever Mathematics.
>
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