A man dies and bequeaths 17 camels to his 3 sons. To the first-born son, he gives 1/2. To the middle son, he gives 1/3. To the youngest, he gives 1/9. The sons are confused because it seems they may have to slaughter one of the camels in order to fulfill their father's wishes. However, a wise man arrives at the scene riding upon his own camel and solves the problem for the three sons. No camels needed to be slaughtered, and the father's wishes were fulfilled. The wise man bid farewell as he rode away on his camel. How did the wise man resolve this dilemma?
2006-06-26
05:59:01
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Finnegan
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