[SEL] Farmer's Math

[Jim Yost]

Hey Dave, did you mean Hitlary? 

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Jim

> On Jun 24, 2016, at 6:58 PM, David Rotigel <rotigel at me.com> wrote:
> 
> By Golly, Mark. Are you applying for the job of campaign director for Hillary?
>    Dave
> 
>> On Jun 24, 2016, at 5:45 PM, Mark Shulaw <frappi at wcoil.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Correction : Its psychological. Made everyone think the division was 
>> as specified. Its only perception that counts. If you think it's fair 
>> then it is. In this case  the deceased farmers original division by 
>> the number of horses would could not result in a equal division of 
>> horses in any way other then mathematical. So the math could never 
>> work out in a real life division.  By adding a horse to the bunch it 
>> made the number divisible by the requirements of the will. Each got 
>> mathematically what was specified with the addition, then the left 
>> over went back to the other farmer. Leaving the sons nun the wiser. 
>> All because the math then worked by adding a horse.  Then taking away 
>> the left over horse in the end, nun noticed the inequity. The eldest 
>> son gained a half a horse. Middle son gained a little less then a 
>> half of a horse and the youngest got a lot less then his mathematical 
>> proper cut with two. But this kinda shit is what makes for good 
>> family fights at will time. At division time a family can reduce 
>> themselves to gnawing pennies in half to avoid feeling cheated and 
>> families torn apart for life.   Mark
>> 
>> At 01:14 PM 6/20/2016, you wrote:
>>> A farmer died leaving his 17 horses To his three 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 friend who they considered quite smart,
>>> 
>>> To see if he could work it out for them.
>>> 
>>> The farmer friend read the Will patiently, and 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.
>>> 
>>> 1/2     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 = 17
>>> 
>>> Now this leaves one horse over, so, the farmer friend takes his 
>>> horse back to his Farm.
>>> 
>>> Problem solved!
>>> 
>>> (Scratch your head over how that was  accomplished....and let me know )
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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>> 
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