Another way of looking at it.Assuming a horse is whole...

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    Another way of looking at it.
    Assuming a horse is whole horse...
    1/2 of 17 = 8
    1/3 of 17 = 5
    1/9 of 17 = 1
    This is 14 horses, 3 left over
    So give the sons each one more horse!

 
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