Can anyone solve this? ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER?

dellas1979 · 01-02-2008 10:53AM #1

There are 7 girls on a bus

Each girl has 7 backpacks

In each backpack, there are 7 big cats

For every big cat there are 7 little cats

Question: How many legs are there in the bus?

I will let know who ever gets the correct answer!

Xavi6 · 01-02-2008 10:58AM

1582?

The \/\/anderer · 01-02-2008 11:01AM

1386?

MargeS · 01-02-2008 11:11AM

10990

MarkR · 01-02-2008 11:14AM

14 if the girls don't have the bags with them. 10990 if they do?

Argh! Buses don't have legs! (Never mind the outburst, was thinking you had said on the bus.)

This assumes that they aren't on the way to the paralympics or anything.

catyb20 · 01-02-2008 11:23AM

Xavi6 wrote: »

1582?

i think 1582 as well

MargeS · 01-02-2008 11:30AM

MarkR....you are covering all angles! I think it's just a straight puzzle, nothing dodgy...I hope!

Dancor · 01-02-2008 11:42AM

Because im sh!t at maths I got 4,732. 4,734 if you include the driver

dellas1979 · 01-02-2008 11:43AM

Hehehehe

yep, its 10990!

Congratulations Marge!

pyramuid man · 01-02-2008 11:44AM

10992 including the bus driver.

Blisterman · 01-02-2008 12:10PM

What about boys on the bus?

zuroph · 01-02-2008 12:14PM

or the legs on the seats? too many variables!

JoeB- · 01-02-2008 03:32PM

yes... 10990 if one of the girls drives or there is no driver...

10992 if there is a driver with two legs...

more than this if any of the cats are pregnant, (or the girls or the driver)

more again if the legs of seats count.... (Thanks Zuroph)

internelligent · 06-02-2008 03:52AM

How about 0? There are 7 girls on the bus but the question is how many legs in the bus. A long shot I know but I'll stick with it.

internelligent · 06-02-2008 04:06AM

If that's wrong I'll go with 10992

Welruc · 06-02-2008 09:04PM

Can someone explain how 10992 is the correct answer?
Iim getting 1582 as explained below
7 girls 14 legs
49 backpacks 0 legs
49 big cats 196 legs
343 little cats 1372 legs

total legs 1582

5h4mr0(k · 06-02-2008 11:16PM

In each backpack, there are 7 big cats

You have the wrong number of big cats in your calculation....

Faerie · 08-02-2008 12:34AM

deuceswild wrote: »

Can someone explain how 10992 is the correct answer?
Iim getting 1582 as explained below
7 girls 14 legs
49 backpacks 0 legs
49 big cats 196 legs
343 little cats 1372 legs

total legs 1582

7 girls - 14 legs
49 backpcks - o legs
343 big cats - 1372
2401 small cats - 9604
total - 10990

forgot: the extra 2 is for the driver but I don't think that's part of the question. I'd say it's a straightforward maths question as opposed to a trick question!