Divide horse in three… Mind blowing riddle!!

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A wealthy Arab owned a stable of seventeen horses. When he died he bequeathed the horses to his three sons. The will stated that eldest son was to be given one half of the horses, the middle son was to be given one third of the horses, and the youngest son was to be given one ninth of the horses. The sons were distraught. It was clear to all that the horses could not divided in this way without making a bloody mess.

Question: How can they divide the horses as per old man's will?

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Hey guys I have the answer.... Ask me if you want.. but first try to solve it by youself

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Joe () [ Reply ] 2010-12-17 11:48:45
The sons borrow a horse from their neighbor, they now have 18 horses, the eldest son gets 9, the middle son gets 6, and the youngest gets 2, the extra horse is than returned to their neighbor.
mounica () [ Reply ] 2010-11-30 17:24:27
[img]file:///C: /Documents%20an d%20Settings/Pa dma%20Priya/My% 20Documents/SAN JU/Photos/1.God /13.jpg[/img] I think that the man meant to give 9horses for the eldest, 6 for 2nd and 2 for the third. Maybe he had had 18 horses at first and then one he kept it as his remembrance for all his 3 children to look after.
sam () [ Reply ] 2009-11-09 22:58:52
@hi, answer is : The wise man brought with him another horses, which he added to those in the stable, making a new sum of eighteen horses. In accordance with the Arab's will, he then gave the eldest son half of them (9 horses), the middle son a third (6 horses) and the youngest son one ninth (2 horses). This made a sum total of seventeen horses, which meant that one horse was left over for the wise man to take back home.


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