03-21-2008, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by SemperFideles  Quote:
Originally Posted by CalvinandHodges Hay:
A man with 3 sons dies and leaves 11 cars for their inheritance. The Eldest son is given 1/2 of the Cars, the middle son gets 1/4 of the cars, and the youngest gets 1/6 of the cars.
How do you divide them up among them without destroying any of the cars?
Blessings,
-CH | Tell the executor to divide up 12 cars among your children.
The eldest then gets 6 cars, the second gets 3, and the youngest gets 2 for a total of 11 cars. | 
How is this the answer? 6/11 = .55 3/11 = .27 and 2/11 = .18 So the eldest got more than half, the middle son gets more than a quarter, and the youngest gets more than a sixth. How can we arbitrarily add a car that is not there and end up with fractions that do not match the requirements?
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