Clever Mathematics ;)
From an email I received. I rather like closing thoughts 😉
CLEVER MATHEMATICS
A farmer died leaving his 17 horses to his 3 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’s friend who they considered quite smart, to see if he could work it out for them.
The farmer friend read the Will patiently, 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 IS…….17.
Now this leaves one horse over, so the farmer friend takes his horse back to his farm.
Problem Solved!
Moral:
The attitude of negotiation and problem solving is to find the 18th horse, i.e. the common ground. Once a person is able to find the 18th horse the issue is resolved. It is difficult at times. However, to reach a solution, the first step is to believe that there is a solution. If we think that there is no solution, we won’t be able to reach any!
Now that’s clever Mathematics.
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Ha! That is so true! Love it. 😀 Thanks for sharing!
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Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for stopping by!
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Reblogged this on lindaghill and commented:
Come over to Ann’s Corner and read a clever post!
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Thanks! You made my day! 🙂
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You’re very welcome. 🙂
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Thanks! Made my day, you did! 🙂 😀
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That’s brilliantly funny. Thanks for sharing that.
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Glad you enjoyed that! 😀
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Glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
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I would call it the “Art” of negotiations. But that’s semantic – well said and makes a very important point in this world of competition.
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An interesting thought. It IS an art!
Thanks! 🙂
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Now that’s an interesting thought! Art it is! 🙂
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this is one of those clever mathematical things that I could never grasp. Thank you for sharing.
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Thanks for reading! 🙂
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Fun story
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Glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
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That was an awesome story!
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Thanks! I liked it and just had to share…
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I’m glad you did!
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I struggled to begin with reading this – the title had the word mathematics in it for a start!!
I persevered however – and pretty glad I did 😀
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Glad you did! 🙂
It surprised me and i had to share 🙂
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I can understand that! 😀
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I haven’t figured out the reply thing obviously…..have double of everything! 😉 That’s because I forget what I’ve already replied to and navigation on phone is a little confusing. Sorry, folks…..
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Bless you!!!
We all started somewhere hey 😀
You are such a lovely friendly and likeable lady – THAT is the most important step – your strongest ability just comes naturally 😉
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Awe…..thanks! I’m enjoying this beginning. Everyone is so helpful, and I have especially appreciated all of your unique ideas 🙂
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It is fun hey 😀
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Very clever…will be looking for that 18th horse!
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Me too! 🙂
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The math, clever enough; the psychology: Brilliant! And the choice of a farmer was apt; who else knows how to lead a pig? Fun!
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