A father left 17 ducks as asset for his Three Sons.
When the Father passed away, his sons opened up the will.
The Will of the Father stated that the Eldest son should get Half of 17 ducks,
The Middle Son should be given 1/3rd of 17 ducks,
Youngest Son should be given 1/9th of the 17 ducks
As it is not possible to divide 17 into half or 17 by 3 or 17 by 9, the sons started to fight with each other.
So, they decided to go to a wise man who lives in a cave.
The wise man listened patiently about the Will. The wise man, after giving this thought, brought one duck of his own & added the same to 17.
That increased the total to 18 ducks.
Now, he started reading the deceased father’s will.
Half of 18 = 9.
So he gave 9 ducks
to the eldest son.
1/3rd of 18 = 6.
So he gave 6 ducks
to the middle son.
1/9th of 18 = 2.
So he gave 2 ducks
to the youngest son.
Now add this up:
9 + 6 + 2 = 17
which the wise man took back.
