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THE FARMER JOKE

Added on: 30th May 2016

 

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.

 

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 = 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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