[SEL] Farmer's Math

[Glenn Wilson, Birder]

Dave, be careful what you believe. 

Glenn Wilson
Endicott, NY
www.WilsonsWarbler.com

On Jun 24, 2016, at 9:07 PM, David Rotigel <rotigel at me.com> wrote:

I’m learning more and More about her each day. See: https://www.lyingcrookedhillary.com/ <https://www.lyingcrookedhillary.com/>
   Dave

> On Jun 24, 2016, at 8:29 PM, Jim Yost <jnyost at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> Hey Dave, did you mean Hitlary? 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 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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