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Subject: Riddle Me This


  Posted by: Great One - Sustainer [053272014] Thu, Jan 31, 2008, 16:17

Get this forward yet? Yeah... it was entitled "Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader" since its 5th grade math like the tv show I guess.
And no I haven't gotten the answer yet cause I suck. May be a good time to try out the "spoiler" text if you actually do know the answer.

There are 7 girls in 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?

This is a real math problem so don't say that a bus has no legs.
 
5Kyle
      Donor
      ID: 052753312
      Thu, Jan 31, 2008, 16:37
Answer: 10990

I'll explain and still keep it hidden...

There are 7 girls. (14 legs)
There are 49 backpacks
There are 343 large cats (1372 legs)
There are 2401 small cats (9604 legs)
Add it up!
 
6weykool
      ID: 2842717
      Thu, Jan 31, 2008, 16:38
7 Girls = 14 legs
7 x 7 = 49 Backpacks
49 x 7 = 343 Big cats = 1372 Legs
343x7 = 2401 Little cats = 9604 legs
Total = 10,990....or 10,992 with the bus driver.