Three boys, Tom, Sam and Jim bought seventeen apples. Tom wanted the half  . Sam wanted one-third  ,and Jim wanted one-ninth  * But they didn't know how to do. Just at that time,a little boy came with an apple in his hand. The boy said to them, "Don't worry. Let me help you" Then he put his apple into their apples, and made the number of the apples eighteen. Then he gave Tom nine apples, he gave Sam six apples,and he gave Jim two apples. He gave away seventeen apples and took his apple back. The three boys were very happy. And they said: "How clever the boy is!" ,. Which one is right?
The three boys asked the little boy to divide their apples. The little boy told them how to divide their apples. The little boy wanted to help them. The little boy wanted to take away their apples.