SETTLED!!
(Submitted by Tony Andrews, Dothan, AL)
A farmer passed away and left 17 mules to his three sons.
The instructions left in the will said that the oldest boy was to get one half, the second eldest
one third, and the youngest one ninth.
The three sons, recognizing the difficulty of dividing 17 mules into these fractions, began to argue.
Their Uncle heard about the argument, hitched up his mule, and drove out to settle the matter.
He added his mule to the 17, making 18. The eldest son therefore got one half(or nine), the second got one third(or
six), and the youngest got one ninth(or two).
Adding up 9, 6, and 2 = 17
The Uncle, having settled the argument, hitched up his mule and drove home.
"Settled!" submitted by Bill Murphy
