The Classic 17 Camel Puzzle

A deceased father leaves his 17 camels to his three sons. According to the man's will, the inheritance should be given in a peculiar way, 1/2 to the eldest son, 1/3 to the middle son, and 1/9 to the youngest son. With 17 camels however, it's not clear how to carry out the father's will. We look at this classic recreational mathematics problem, some variations, and related equations. #mathpuzzle #mathproblems Join Wrath of Math to get exclusive videos, lecture notes, and more:    / @wrathofmath   Check out the coolest math clothes in the world: https://mathshion.com/ More Math Chats:    • Math Chats   Outro music:    • ♪ Blue Planet demo (Math Chats Outro 2025) ♪   Follow Wrath of Math on... ● Instagram:   / wrathofmathedu   ● TikTok:   / wrathofmathedu   ● X: https://x.com/wrathofmathedu 0:00 The Problem 2:02 Solution 3:45 Backgrund 4:51 Variation 1 7:08 Variation 2 10:14 Some Generalization 13:17 Conclusion