Sharing cattle by borrowing cattle Grandfather Chen had 17 cows. He wanted to give them to his three sons, so he said to them, "there are only 17 cows in group fights. Your three brothers divide them according to my method. The eldest brother gets 1 / 2, the second brother gets 1 / 3, and the third brother gets 1 / 9." Who can think of a way for them to share the cattle? Hope to use mathematical solution. It's better to write in detail

Sharing cattle by borrowing cattle Grandfather Chen had 17 cows. He wanted to give them to his three sons, so he said to them, "there are only 17 cows in group fights. Your three brothers divide them according to my method. The eldest brother gets 1 / 2, the second brother gets 1 / 3, and the third brother gets 1 / 9." Who can think of a way for them to share the cattle? Hope to use mathematical solution. It's better to write in detail

Suppose there are 18 cows, then the eldest one gets 18 * half = 9, the second one gets 18 * one third = 6, the youngest one gets 18 * one ninth = 2, and 9 + 6 + 2 = 17
So the boss gets nine, the second gets six, and the youngest gets two