FROM A COUSIN THAT I JUST RECEIVED.....I LOVE IT.... > > Logic In Mathematics... > > > 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 is 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: > Eldest son…¦…..9 > Middle son…¦….6 > Youngest son…2 > 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 will not be able to reach any! > > Clever Mathematics.
Posted on: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 22:25:50 +0000
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