[AT] Farmer's Math

[Charlie V]

Actually, that is not too different from a Saturday night when I borrow
forty bucks from the Wife so I can take her out to dinner.
On Jun 20, 2016 7:34 PM, "Charlie V" <1cdevill at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just like we learned subtraction in grade school, Dave.
> You bawerry the 1.  😉
> On Jun 20, 2016 1:26 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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