[AT] Farmer's Math

[Cecil Bearden]

your computer sounds like the one at my local parts store when I get a 
new kid I have to  teach how to look up parts.
Cecil in OKla



On 6/20/2016 10:46 PM, Charlie V wrote:
> Now I understand—it was the “extra” horse that really made things work out.
> Would that work with a tractor collection of 17 tractors as well, or does
> it only work with horses?
>          Dave
>
> Ummmmmm????   How many cylinders does each tractor have and was there a
> last will involved???  Gasoline or diesel engines??  Forward speeds on
> each???  How many with rubber tires and how many on steel??
>
> I don't really care but the computer is asking these questions.
>
> On Mon, Jun 20, 2016 at 1:47 PM, David Rotigel <rotigel at me.com> wrote:
>
>> Now I understand—it was the “extra” horse that really made things work
>> out. Would that work with a tractor collection of 17 tractors as well, or
>> does it only work with horses?
>>          Dave
>> PS, Wonder where the extra horse came from in the beginning.
>>
>>> On Jun 20, 2016, at 1:30 PM, Stephen Offiler <soffiler at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> The trick is in the fractions.  1/2 + 1/3 + 1/9 does not add up to 1.
>>>
>>> Least common denominator is 18.  We have 9/18 + 6/18 + 2/18 = 17/18
>>>
>>> That's where that extra horse seems to make things work out.  It pushes
>> the
>>> total to the necessary 18/18.
>>>
>>> SO
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jun 20, 2016 at 1:14 PM, David Rotigel <rotigel at me.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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 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 father's will.
>>>>
>>>> 1/2     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:
>>>>
>>>> Eldest son  9
>>>> Middle son  6
>>>> Youngest son  2
>>>>
>>>> TOTAL = 17
>>>>
>>>> Now this leaves one horse over, so, the farmer friend takes his horse
>> back
>>>> to his Farm.
>>>>
>>>> Problem solved!
>>>>
>>>> (Scratch your head over how that was  accomplished....and let me know )
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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