He tells his sons that these horses MUST be divided equally among them and they cannot kill them or give any away. They must stay among the 3 sons.
The first son gets 1/2 of them
The 2nd gets 1/3 of them and the
3rd son gets 1/9...
How many horses does each son get? ( Whole horses of course)
2006-07-23 18:18:08 · 15 answers · asked by bobo 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
OK.. I was told they must be divided EQUALLY.. It's one of those bar riddles...
2006-07-23 18:30:52 · update #1
Wish I could buy y'all a beer!
2006-07-23 18:36:43 · update #2
The Distribution would be :
First son : 9 horses
Second Son : 6 horses
Third Son : 2 horses
Right !!!!!!!!!!!!
Reason being:
Ratio would be 1/2:1/3:1/9
Taking the LCM we get 54 so the ratio now becomes:
27/54:18/54:6/54
Or Simply :
9:6:2
Easy. Isn't it ?
2006-07-23 18:27:20 · answer #1 · answered by Great Blogger 2006 1 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I have seen people trying to answer this question by adding up one extra horse. Which completely destroys the question. The first son should get half of 17 not 18 horses.
Even if i verify the answer
First son got 9 which is not 1/2 of 17 horses.
same gores for other three
mathematically
1st son should get 17(1/2)
2nd son should get 17(1/3)
3rd son should get 17(1/9)
and if i add all this it should be equal to 17.
17(1/2)+17(1/3)+17(1/9)=17
after solving it comes down to this 17=18
Which is a mathematical impossibility i.e. Question is wrong and has monkey business involved.
2015-08-22 23:28:30 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I lend the man 1 hores so he now has 18 horses. The first son gets 9 (1/2 of 18 is 9). The second son gets 6 (1/3 of 18 is 6). The third son gets 2 horses ( 1/9 of 18 is 2). So the first son gets 9 the second 6 and the third 2. 9+6+2= 17 so I take my one hores back.
2006-07-23 18:46:20 · answer #3 · answered by Mlsig 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
17 Horses Riddle
2017-01-09 11:00:29 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This can be solved easier if you lend a horse to them so it makes 18:
1/2 of 18 = 9
1/3 of 18 = 6
1/9 of 18 = 2
surprisingly the total is 17, so you get the horse you lend them back :)
2006-07-23 18:26:56 · answer #5 · answered by iamigloo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
9-6-2
2006-07-23 18:30:29 · answer #6 · answered by Andrew Petrucci 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh boy...well the father's wise neighbor came over and added his horse so they had 18
The oldest son got 9
The second oldest got 6
and the third got 2
Then the wise neighbor took his horse back...
2006-07-23 18:26:21 · answer #7 · answered by k j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
.........one of the horses is pregnant and will deliver on the day the dude dies. There won't be any problem by then, would there? The 9-6-2 formula can then be effectively applied...........howz that?
2006-07-23 22:27:05 · answer #8 · answered by police 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first person shares 8 horses ,
second one shares 6 horses,
third one shares 3 horses
2006-07-23 19:55:41 · answer #9 · answered by ninja_14u 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1st son - 9
2nd son - 6
3rd son - 2
2006-07-23 18:22:03 · answer #10 · answered by lili 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋