This old man left 17 camels to his 3 sons.
To the first son he left 1/2 his camels, to the second 1/3 and to the youngest 1/9.
The sons being confused and all, had no idea on how to divide the camels without slaughtering them. So they went to this old lady seeking advice.
The ol’ gal gave them as a gift one of her camels (making the total amount 18 camels) and told them to go ahead and divide the camels up as per their father’s last will and testament.
So the first son had 9 camels, the second 6 and the last 2. Now the sum after this division is 17 which means that one camel remains, the camel that the old lady gave them as a gift, and which the three sons were more than happy to return as a token of thanks.
So with a bit of imagination and a different viewing angle, any impossibility can be turned to a win win situation.
