The will of a deceased collector of antique automobiles specified that his cars be left to his three children. Half were to go to his elder son, ⅓ to his daughter, and ⅟9 to his younger son. At the time of his death, 17 cars were in the collection. The administrator of his estate borrowed a car to make 18. Then he distributed the cars as follows:
Elder son: ½ (18) = 9 Daughter: ⅓ (18) = 6 Younger son: ⅟9 (18) = 2
This totaled 17 cars, so he then returned the borrowed car. Where is the error in this problem?
So, might be I'm too tired or too stupid, please help.
