hyrumbradshaw
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7 people are on a bus. Each person has 7 backpacks. In each backpack is 7 cats. Each cat has 7 kittens. How many legs are on the bus??
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random_ryan
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7 people x 2 legs = 14
7 cats x 4 legs =28
49 kittens X 4 legs =196
add it all together and your grand total of legs would be
238 legs are on that bus
why ?
did you need someone to do your home work?
7 cats x 4 legs =28
49 kittens X 4 legs =196
add it all together and your grand total of legs would be
238 legs are on that bus
why ?
did you need someone to do your home work?
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hyrumbradshaw
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Random ryan, each person has 7 backpacks....
buffalobunch
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None. Bus' have wheels not legs
hyrumbradshaw
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oh it was something someone brought into work and everyone is arguing different numbers which all seem to work...
hyrumbradshaw
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My vote is 1386 legs....
Che's DW
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My first thought was the same as buffalobunch - buses have wheels, not legs.
But if you're actually counting the legs on board, I'm going with 1582:
7 people x 2 legs = 14
49 cats (7 backpacks x 7 cats in each) x 4 legs = 196
343 kittens (49 cats x 7 kittens) x 4 legs = 1372
Total legs = 1582
But if you're actually counting the legs on board, I'm going with 1582:
7 people x 2 legs = 14
49 cats (7 backpacks x 7 cats in each) x 4 legs = 196
343 kittens (49 cats x 7 kittens) x 4 legs = 1372
Total legs = 1582
random_ryan
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lol .... but didn't you say 7 people and 7 people on that bus have 2 legs each
and you yes your said 7 back pack but back packs don't have legs but each of those 7 back packs have 7 cats witch all are on the bus and 7 cats have 4 legs each. and each of those cats have 7 kittens witch means all of them have legs. so techicaly the answer would be 1582 legs are on the bus. sorry its the autism coming out. omg I am sooooo confused. forget it. lol
and you yes your said 7 back pack but back packs don't have legs but each of those 7 back packs have 7 cats witch all are on the bus and 7 cats have 4 legs each. and each of those cats have 7 kittens witch means all of them have legs. so techicaly the answer would be 1582 legs are on the bus. sorry its the autism coming out. omg I am sooooo confused. forget it. lol
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random_ryan
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Che' you win lol . so would that mean that all those cats have now become moving targets?
jasonh
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Ah, here's the interesting part.
7 people x 2 legs = 14
7 bags of per person = 49 bags
49 bags of 7 cats = 343 cats
343 cats x 4 legs = 1372
The trick is, they never said the cats' kittens were on the bus. Just that each cat has 7 kittens. Therefore there are 1386 legs on the bus.
so, hyrumbradshaw, you're right.
7 people x 2 legs = 14
7 bags of per person = 49 bags
49 bags of 7 cats = 343 cats
343 cats x 4 legs = 1372
The trick is, they never said the cats' kittens were on the bus. Just that each cat has 7 kittens. Therefore there are 1386 legs on the bus.
so, hyrumbradshaw, you're right.
Fliger
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Yes but by that logic it doesn't say the 49 backpacks are on the bus either. The 49 cats can have 343 kittens that might not be on the bus, just as much as the 7 people have 49 backpacks that might not be on the bus. So the answer is either 14, or what Che's DW said (assuming her math is correct, and I'm one Asian who is terrible at math so I can't check 
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jasonh
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11631346#post11631346 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Fliger
Yes but by that logic it doesn't say the 49 backpacks are on the bus either. The 49 cats can have 343 kittens that might not be on the bus, just as much as the 7 people have 49 backpacks that might not be on the bus. So the answer is either 14, or what Che's DW said (assuming her math is correct, and I'm one Asian who is terrible at math so I can't check
I was thinking the same about the backpacks maybe not being on the bus.
Also Che's DW math isn't correct, since she said there are 49 cats total. But each person has 7 backpacks. So there are 343 cats.
Stirfry001
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Roosters don't lay eggs.
random_ryan
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LMAO. how many lick does it take to get to the center of a totsie pop???? the world may never know. LMAO
hyrumbradshaw
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ok here is what i came up with with the kittens and everyone else on the bus
7people x 7backpacks=49 backpacks on the bus
49 backpacks x 7 cats= 343 cats on bus
343 cats each having 7 kittens = 2401 total cats and kittens
2401 cats having 4 legs =9604 cat legs
9604 cat legs + 14 human legs = 9618 legs on the bus??
9618 legs on the bus
am I right am I wrong who knows....
7people x 7backpacks=49 backpacks on the bus
49 backpacks x 7 cats= 343 cats on bus
343 cats each having 7 kittens = 2401 total cats and kittens
2401 cats having 4 legs =9604 cat legs
9604 cat legs + 14 human legs = 9618 legs on the bus??
9618 legs on the bus
am I right am I wrong who knows....
