SOLUTION: A woman�s will decreed that her cats be shared among her three daughters as follows: � of the cats to the eldest daughter,1/3 of the cats to the middle daughter, and 1/9 of the cat

Question 760861: A woman�s will decreed that her cats be shared among her three daughters as follows: � of the cats to the eldest daughter,1/3 of the cats to the middle daughter, and 1/9 of the cats to the youngest daughter. Since the woman had 17 cats, the daughters decided that they could not carry out their mother�s wishes. The judge who held the will agreed to lend the daughters a cat so that they could share the cats as their mother wished. Now, � of 18 is 9; 1/3 of 18 is 6; and 1/9 of 18 is 2. Since 9+6+2=17, the daughters were able to divide the 17 cats and return the borrowed cat. They obviously did not need the extra cat to carry out their mother�s bequest, but they could not divide 17 into halves, thirds, and ninths. Has the woman�s will really been followed?

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I think the flaw in this is
+ + does not add up to 1, .
So how can it represent the total number of animals, to be divided up?
The old lady had forgotten her 3rd grade math.
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