Can you solve this?

IR240474

4 Girls are traveling on a bus.
Each of them have 3 baskets.
In each basket there are 4 cats.
Each cat has 3 little kittens.

How many legs are in the bus?

Can you work this out??

nialo

8!

or else i missed the humor in this!?

petes

Is this Play TV?

Keano

1 Million????

are my right...

actuallylike

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=2055614836

After 11394 posts, they're still not close to an answer!

Morlar

Is one of the girls heather mills ?

James Howlett

346?

b12mearse

travelling on the bus

travelling in the bus

does the answer lie here?

petes

202.

NothingMan

778 would be all the cats & kittens & girls + bus drivers legs.

2 because only the driver is in the bus the rest are "on" the bus.

A bajillion cos this is a stupid quiz with a warped answer that makes no sense.

waffleman

is the bus free wheeling off a cliff or is there a driver?

chiliconparmi

346?
2 for the bus driver
8 for the girls
16 cat legs and 12 kitten legs in each basket x 3 = 84 x 4=336

Probably missed the whole point of the question

IR240474

It was a play TV question and They gave the answer at the end of the program, which they also would give the equation on how they got the answer. I worked out this 3 differerent ways and had 3 answers.

I believe it's the EACH OF THEM HAVE 3 BASKETS.

4 girls 3 baskets each. Or 4 Girls with 3 Baskets.??

Lets work it out!! hehe.....

Penn

NothingMan wrote: »

2 because only the driver is in the bus the rest are "on" the bus.

Ah, but who said that the bus was moving? or that anyone was actually 'in' the bus.

I think its 7. David Cameron, Boris Johnson, and three-quarters of a cat

nialo

222 for some bizzare reason!

petes

Why the fcuk did I look at this thread. Now I want to know the messed up answer!

IR240474

nialo wrote: »

222 for some bizzare reason!

222 is the correct answer!!

How did you work it out??

IR240474

actuallylike wrote: »

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=2055614836

After 11394 posts, they're still not close to an answer!

Funny!! Your total amount of posts on boards.ie is the correct answer!!!

chiliconparmi

IR240474 wrote: »

222 is the correct answer!!

How did you work it out??

I was way off

actuallylike

IR240474 wrote: »

they also would give the equation on how they got the answer

They've never ever given a solution.

Don't bother trying to work this question out, the answer has no logical reason behind it, it'll just wreck your head.

nialo

based on the kittens really. it doesnt say there is 3 seperate kittens for each cat... just there is 3 kittens for each cat. same number of kittens..

so ppl 4 *2 = 8
baskets 12 with cats 4*4 = 48 + kittens (3*4)

NothingMan

Play TV is really easy to win. It goes like this.

If you call in to their premium rate line you lose.

If you change the channel and watch something else, or just go to sleep then you win.

Simples.

IR240474

actuallylike wrote: »

They've never ever given a solution.

Don't bother trying to work this question out, the answer has no logical reason behind it, it'll just wreck your head.

I don't think there is a right answer, as there are so many due to the way it's written and that's just plain Tom Foolery.

I had to watch it until 3.am. 2.59.59am They got a call, Hello, the answer is 222. That's correct and you have won 1200 euros.

Army's don't have that kind of procession.

I wonder how much they made on that phone in for 4 hours!! And how did she not go mad presenting it!! I was almost to calling the Samaritans and ask for some kind of guidance.

I left the lines open for someone who needed it and saw it true to 3am, With Half Lifes, Day of Defeat to keep my sanity while keeping my mind occupied on fighting with the Allied advance through Occupied Europe. Fighting city to city on a Server in the U.S of States, with dudes just coming home from work!

Good old evening.

L8r..

IR...............

cute_cow

Insurgent wrote: »

202.

got 202 as well...although where is the humour!?

maglite

BUS GIRLS BASKETS CATS KITTENS
4 3 4 3
Legs 2 0 4 4

TOTAL BASKETS 12
TOTAL CATS 48
TOTAL KITTENS 144

LEGS KITTEN 576
LEGS CAT 192
LEGS GIRL 8


TOTAL_LEGS 776


There was no mention of a driver or the bus being in motion.

FarmerGreen

The driver is Jake the peg, and he has three.
You have to add those in.

akinoj

4 girls travelling on a bus - each of them have 3 baskets - each basket has 4 cats - each cat has 3 little kittens. How Many Legs Are On The Bus??

i cant believe i am actually gonna stay up until 2AM just to find out the answer to this stupid question... and if they dont reveal it.. im gonna be one pissed off individual

lisajane

Its 776?

sam34

8?
cats have paws, not legs, maybe?

sam34

or else 200

4 girls with three baskets each = 12 baskets

4 cats in each basket = 48 cats

although each cat has 3 kittens, this is a red herring, these kittens are not in the baskets, (as only 4 cats per basket.) these kittens may not be on the bus.

so 48 cats with 4 legs each = 192 legs
+ 4 girls with 2 legs each = 8 legs

192+8=200 legs

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Zero. But four wheels. Anyone who tried maths to answer this - FAIL.

CrazyRabbit

maglite wrote: »

BUS GIRLS BASKETS CATS KITTENS
4 3 4 3
Legs 2 0 4 4

TOTAL BASKETS 12
TOTAL CATS 48
TOTAL KITTENS 144

LEGS KITTEN 576
LEGS CAT 192
LEGS GIRL 8


TOTAL_LEGS 776


There was no mention of a driver or the bus being in motion.

I agree..

4 girls X 2 legs = 8 legs

4 girls X 3 baskets = 12 baskets

12 baskets X 4 cat = 48 cats

48 cats X 4 legs = 192 legs

48 cats X 3 kittens each = 144 kittens

144 kittens X 4 legs = 576 legs

Total = 576+192+8 = 776

No mention of a driver or other passengers. Based on the information provided, the answer is indeed 776.

CrazyRabbit

sam34 wrote: »

or else 200

4 girls with three baskets each = 12 baskets

4 cats in each basket = 48 cats

although each cat has 3 kittens, this is a red herring, these kittens are not in the baskets, (as only 4 cats per basket.) these kittens may not be on the bus.

so 48 cats with 4 legs each = 192 legs
+ 4 girls with 2 legs each = 8 legs

192+8=200 legs

It doesn't matter if the kittens are in the baskets or not. It clearly states;
"Each cat has 3 little kittens."

Since there are 48 cats and each has 3 kittens, that makes 144 kittens.

It's true that it doesn't state if the kittens are actually on the bus or not, only that each cat has 3 kittens, but it must be accepted as a given due to the nature of the question.

IR240474

It is a horrible question!!


Can anyone get 222?

dak

The question has several "right" answers and is designed to generate maximum income for ring in quiz shows. Because the question is open to interpretation any company running such a question will decide what the right interpretation or answer is when they have generated enough cash..from people ringing or texting in ! Complete rip off con job as a phone in quiz!

michael2121

198 = Excluding bus driver
200 = With bus driver

dak

IR240474 wrote: »

It is a horrible question!!


Can anyone get 222?

Only five kittens is a possible answer !


Girls Leg = 8
Cats legs = 192
Bus Driver = 2
Kittens (5)=20
Total = 222

WizZard

Assuming kittens not involved as never specified that kittens were in the baskets.

4 cats * 12 baskets = 48 cats
48 * 4 (legs) = 192 legs
4 girls + 1 driver = 10 legs
Total:202 legs

On a bus you sit down = 5 known seats.
Most seats have 4 legs = 20 legs

202 + 20
= 222 legs

Stupid question, designed to trick

A Doozer

Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!





*sob sobbity sob sob*

.BrianJM

Bus seat legs!!!
Normally 2 legs with other side welded to bus body and drivers seat is different.
If picture had been posted with puzzle 5 cats are visible in bus.
Why is this in 'humour' unless the the 5 visible cats are the bus depot mousers taking a day out.
maybe just the hint of a smile

RoundTower

I've got a third leg in my pants.

thehamo

i got 796 too

1 girl= 2 legs.

1 basket = 4 cats = 16 legs

Thus 3 baskets = 48 cats legs.

1 cat has 3 kittens = 12 kittens legs thus the 4 cats in one basket would have 48 kittens legs altogether.

3 baskets each girl would contain 48*3=144 kittens legs for all 3 baskets.

So...........

1 girl =2 legs

3 baskets 4 cats in each = 48 more legs

3 kittens per cat in all 3 baskets = 144 kittens legs.

= 144+48+2 = 194*4= 796

ctrl-alt-delete

what if some of the cats are kittens of another cat?

the answer could be anything!

WizZard

The real answer is 42

Johro

WizZard wrote: »

The real answer is 42

The answer to Life, the Universe and Everything..

roof

634

misty floyd

This is not very funny

Capt'n Midnight

Ah but I know who the bus driver is

corkonion

the answer to this is much simpler than you might think, the trick is not to read too much into the Question because thats where the deception lies, the answer is of course,,, orange, because monkeys dont play chess at the swimming pool, they just walk on one.

dak

A Bus does a leg each time it stops between destination points on its journey so assuming its an old bus there will only be a few legs left in it ... QED !!
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Time to leg it from this thread !