Three girls are travelling on a bus each of them has two baskets each basket has three cats each cat has two kittens how many legs are on the bus?

Answer 1

THE ANSWER take one girl she has 7 bags each bag has 7 cats each cat has 7 smal cats now one smal cat has 4 legs so 7 smal cats have 7*4 = 28 legs then one big cat has 28 legs + the big cats 4 legs so one big cat - 32 legs then 7 big cats = 32* 7 = 224 legs so one bag has 224 legs and 7 bags have 224* 7 1568 legs now one girl has 1568 + 2 legs which is 1570 legs now 7 girls have 1570 * 7 = 10990 ========================================================= Nope, Its 10,990 legs. Actually, the answer is zero. There are no legs on a bus; a bus has wheels. on this day there was legs on the bus and no mention of a bus driver I agree 10990 legs is the answer 10992 1,582 legs 5504 legs === === 7 Girls x 2 legs = 14. 7 X 7 big cats x 4 legs = 196. 7 X 7 X 7 small cats x 4 legs = 1372. Had to be a driver with 2 legs = 2. 14 + 196 + 1372 + 2 = 1584. __________________

Shouldn't it be: 7 girls x 2 legs = 14 7 girls x 7 bags x 7 big cats x 4 legs = 1372 7 girls x 7 bags x 7 big cats x 7 small cats x 4 legs = 9604 14 + 1372 + 9604 = 10990 And if there was a driver: 10990 + 2 = 10,992 legs total Because there were 7 girls each carrying 7 bags so there were 49 bags altogether.

The answer above only shows 7 bags total in the math. 49 bags each with 7 big cats makes 343 big cats. Each big cat had 7 small cats making it 2401 small cats. Then all the big cats plus all the small cats each have 4 legs and the 7 girls each have 2 legs. Plus, the optional driver, I guess. ____________________________________________________________________ If the question was "how many legs are in the bus?" it might be worth all the multiplying by 7, by 2, by 4 and so on, but the question is "how many legs are on the bus?" so the answer still has to be zero, since wheels are on a bus, not legs. ____________________________________________________________________

Answer 2

each big cat has 7 little cat and each little cat has 4 legs. so total little cat's leges= 4*7=28

each big cat has 4 legs, so 1 combination of big cat and 7 small cat cantain 28+4=224

so one bag contain total 224 leges

total number of bag is 7 so 7*224=1568 legs,so total number of legs bages 1568.

each girls has 2 legs, so total number of legs from one girl is 1568+2=1570.

total no of girls in a bus is 7, so total no of legs=10990.

THE ANSWER IS 10990

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The correct answer is 14 (two per person), as the question doesn't state the girls brought the backpacks with them.

Answer 3

7 girls times 2 legs each = 14 legs 7 girls times 7 backpacks each = 49 backpacks 49 backpacks times 7 big cats = 343 big cats times 4 legs each =1,372 legs 343 big cats times 7 little cats = 2,401 little cats times 4 legs each = 9,604 legs 14 legs + 1,372 legs + 9,604 legs = 10,990 legs The answer is 10,990 legs........ Oh, but wait! There has to has to be a bus driver on the bus if it is moving (He or she could be off the bus if it is not moving), so if it's moving or the bus driver is on the bus while it's sitting still, there are 10,992 legs on the bus.

Answer 4

I actually seem to find the answer to be 10992 legs (including a bus driver).

• Multiply 7 Girls by the 7 Backpacks.
• That gives you 49 Backpacks.
• Multiply 49 Backpacks by 7 Big Cats.
• That gives you 343 Big Cats.
• Multiply 343 Big Cats by 7 Little Cats.
• That gives you 2401 Little Cats.

1. Multiply the 2401 Little Cats by 4 since each Little Cat has 4 legs.
2. That gives you 9604 Little Cat legs.
3. Multiply the 343 Big Cats by 4 since each Big Cat has 4 legs.
4. That gives you 1372 Big Cat legs.
5. Multiply the 7 Girls by 2 since each Girl has 2 legs.
6. That gives you 14 Girl legs.
7. Multiply 2 by1 because the drivers legs.
8. Add 9604 Little Cat legs + 1372 Big Cat Legs + 14 Girl legs + 2 bus driver's legs.
9. That gives you a grand total of 10992 legs.

Assuming of course that each Big Cat has 4 legs, each Little Cat has 4 legs, and each Girl has 2 legs, plus the driver has 2 legs

(hopefully there were not any amputations along the ride).

(Also ignoring any Spiders, insects, etc.)

For a different twist on the question, the bus has no legs, it has tires.

Answer 5

None, buses have wheels.

I say the answer is 10990. I don't count the bus driver because the bus driver isn't in the math problem. (Also I didn't count the backpacks, because backpacks don't have legs usually.)

Answer 6

... If the cat who gets away gets OFF the bus, then there are 352 legs. If not, there are 356 legs.

There's another variable, it's not clear if the four cats in each basket each have three kittens (each basket containing 16 animals), or if each basket has four cats and three kittens (each basket containing 7 animals).

Answer 7

3 Girls : 6 legs

3 Cats : 12 legs x 3 baskets + 6 legs

2 kittens : 8 legs + 12 legs x 3 baskets + 6 legs

8 + 12 x 3 + 6 = 66.

Therefore, there are 66 legs on the bus.

(unless you include the bus driver .. which would sum up to 68 legs)

Answer 8

If it's a typical lateral thinking problem then the answer is none. The bus has wheels not legs...

Answer 9

1386 legs