In their late father’s Last Will And
Testament, he left an Asset of 17 Camels for his three sons to be shared
as follows:- The first son should get half of the 17 Camels, the second son
should be given 1/3rd of the 17 Camels, while the third son should be given 1/9th
of the 17 Camels. As it wasn’t possible for them to divide 17 into 2, 3 or 9, the
sons started to fight with each other. After a while, they decided to take
their case, to a wise man.
After the wise man had listened patiently and thoughtfully
to their case, he requested that the 17 Camels be brought. When they brought
the 17 Camels before him, he added one of his own Camels to make it a total of
18 Camels. Then he started to read their father’s Will, “Half of 18 = 9, so he
gave 9 camels to the first son; 1/3rd of 18 = 6, so he gave 6 camels to the second
son; and 1/9th of 18 = 2, so he gave 2 camels to the third son. Now add up, 9 +
6 + 2 = 17, and one Camel left over, which the wise man took back.”
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