A man wants to divide his 17 horses among his three sons. According to his will the oldest man should get half of the horses,the middle son should get one third of the horses and the youngest son should get one ninth of the horses.
When there father dies they were not able to divide the horses as the result was coming in fractions. As the sons were fighting on how to divide the horses a traveling mathematician came and heard their problem. He proposed a solution with which all the sons got their share in the property without harming any animal.
What was the advice given and how the group of houses were divided?
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When there father dies they were not able to divide the horses as the result was coming in fractions. As the sons were fighting on how to divide the horses a traveling mathematician came and heard their problem. He proposed a solution with which all the sons got their share in the property without harming any animal.
What was the advice given and how the group of houses were divided?
Click here for the solution.
1 comments:
Borrow one horse from your neighbour. Give one ninth of the horses, or 2 horses to the youngest son. You have 16 horses left. Give one third of the original number of horses (18), or 6 horses to the middle son. You now have 10 horses left. Give one half of the original number of horses (18), or 9 horses to the eldest son. You have 1 horse left. Now, you should probably give the horse back to you neighbour, or he'll be very mad.
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