This looks easier then it actually is. I didn't have time and I read it incorrectly.
All I know is, it's over 9000, seriously.
If you count the driver, add 2 to the final answer.
7 girls = 14 legs
7 cats = 28 legs
7 little cats = 28 legs
56 legs per backpack
56 x 7 = 392
392 x 7 = 2744
2,744 + 14 = 2758
2758 + 2 = 2760
2,760 legs are on that bus.
Woot I did it by myself!
edit: crap I was wrong. Time to re-check this...
I got 9618 :\
one girl = 49 big cats
7 girls = 343 big cats
each big cat has 7 small cats = 2401
2401 * 4 = 9604 legs
+ 7*2 legs of human = 9618
Quote:There are 7 girls on a bus. Each girl has 7 backpacks and in each backpack there are 7 big cats. For every big cat there are 7 little cats. How many legs are there in the bus?
(7 girls) x (2 legs) = 14 female legs
(7 girls) x (7 backpacks) x (7 big cats) x (4 legs) = 1372 big cat legs
(1372 big cat legs) / 4 = 343 big cats
(343 big cats) x (7 little cats) x (4 legs) = 9604 little cat legs
Total legs = 14 + 343 + 9604 = 9961 legs?
Did I miss something? lol... I see the trick here!! one or more of the cats has a disorder that enables them to have 5 legs!!
It's tricky using the computer calculator.
Each girl has 2 legs, 7 girls makes 14 female legs. Each girl has 7 backpacks (for some reason), and each backpack has 7 big cats. For all of those big cats there are 7 little cats... I thought I had it down right. KoBE you didn't dream of a bus that had legs itself did you? lol
I GOT IT!!
Code:
(7 * 2) + (7 * 7 * 7 * 4) + (7 * 7 * 7 * 7 * 4) = 10990
(09-09-2011, 12:20 PM)Ace Wrote: [ -> ]KoBE you didn't dream of a bus that had legs itself did you? lol
Haha... I forgot about the bus' legs!! Pretty neat question though. It does make you think.
It's because of the combination of 7's that messes you up, 7 girls, each girl 7 backpacks, each backpack 7 big cats, each big cat 7 small cats.
I posted this on techlifeforum too
lol it does, we have some good members as well now. I had to use my perl calculator I created to solve this because the normal calculator by default can't do multiple operations.
Links still in my signature
I got up to the 7 big cats and then when I realized there was 7 little cats for every one big cat, I gave up
