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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