Horse inheritance - logic puzzle

The last will of a horse breeder is that all his horses are to be given to his three children in the following ratio: 1/2:1/3:1/9. At the moment the horse breeder passed away he owned 17 horses. How could his last will be followed? |
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Answer
By giving one child 9 horse, the next one 6 and the last one 2.
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