Mystery of the 18th Elephant Solved
V.N. Krishnachandran
TL;DR
This paper investigates the legendary story of dividing 17 elephants into groups with ratios 1/2, 1/3, and 1/9, aiming to clarify the mathematical or logical puzzle behind it.
Contribution
It provides a novel explanation or solution to the classic elephant division puzzle, resolving the mystery behind the 18th elephant in legends.
Findings
The puzzle is solvable by adding an extra elephant, making 18, and then dividing accordingly.
The solution clarifies the mathematical reasoning behind the legend.
It demonstrates how the extra elephant facilitates the division into the specified ratios.
Abstract
This paper attempts to explain the mystery behind an 18th elephant that appears in many popular legends involving the division of a herd of 17 elephants into groups in the ratio 1/2:1/3:1/9.
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Taxonomy
TopicsHistorical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Historical Astronomy and Related Studies