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Topic: try this riddle
rgvguy Joined Mon 11/05/07 Posts: 178	Thu 01/31/08 07:53 PM
there are seven girls in a bus each girl has seven backpacks. in each backpack there are seven big cats. for each big cat there are seven kittens. how many legs are in the bus....not a trick question.

kolhauszer Joined Mon 12/31/07 Posts: 2204	Thu 01/31/08 07:55 PM
including the bus driver?

thatonegirl05 Joined Sun 09/16/07 Posts: 1355	Thu 01/31/08 07:55 PM Edited by thatonegirl05 on Thu 01/31/08 07:55 PM
10990 basic arithmetic.

TrueJedi Joined Sun 06/24/07 Posts: 3811	Thu 01/31/08 07:57 PM
70

1956deluxe Joined Thu 12/06/07 Posts: 8559	Thu 01/31/08 07:59 PM Edited by 1956deluxe on Thu 01/31/08 08:15 PM
7 girls 49 bags 343 big catsx4=1372 legs, 2401 small catsx4=9604 legs, 9604+1372=10976 cat legs +14 human legs =10990

rgvguy Joined Mon 11/05/07 Posts: 178	Thu 01/31/08 07:59 PM
no driver

celtic_kitten Joined Fri 12/21/07 Posts: 9957	Thu 01/31/08 08:01 PM
1386

TrueJedi Joined Sun 06/24/07 Posts: 3811	Thu 01/31/08 08:01 PM
if not 70, then 14 for the 7 girls

BatCountry Joined Tue 11/20/07 Posts: 1383	Thu 01/31/08 08:01 PM
10990 basic arithmetic. thats a whole lot of legs!

kolhauszer Joined Mon 12/31/07 Posts: 2204	Thu 01/31/08 08:02 PM Edited by kolhauszer on Thu 01/31/08 08:02 PM
ok lets break this down..7 girls...14 legs... 7 big cats..28 legs.. each cat has 7 kittens 49 kittens....196 legs..is 238 legs... miss one girl?...where did you get 10990 from?.. oh yes plus the driver??? opps no driver...then my anser stands

1956deluxe Joined Thu 12/06/07 Posts: 8559	Thu 01/31/08 08:03 PM
None. This is the amputee bus.

oceanprince Joined Wed 09/05/07 Posts: 95	Thu 01/31/08 08:03 PM
14 legs..didn't say the backpacks were in the bus with the girls.

thatonegirl05 Joined Sun 09/16/07 Posts: 1355	Thu 01/31/08 08:04 PM
None. This is the amputee bus.

kolhauszer Joined Mon 12/31/07 Posts: 2204	Thu 01/31/08 08:05 PM
or is this like the old........."as i was going to saint eives"riddle.. because it cant be that simple.... or is it?

Untamed Joined Sat 01/05/08 Posts: 126	Thu 01/31/08 08:06 PM
7 girls, one pair legs ea...14. either that or if you include cats in bags in the bus.

1956deluxe Joined Thu 12/06/07 Posts: 8559	Thu 01/31/08 08:07 PM
OK, you CANNOT fit 56 cats into a BACKPACK! I just TRIED IT! No WAY Jose!

thatonegirl05 Joined Sun 09/16/07 Posts: 1355	Thu 01/31/08 08:07 PM Edited by thatonegirl05 on Thu 01/31/08 08:08 PM
ok lets break this down..7 girls...14 legs... 7 big cats..28 legs.. each cat has 7 kittens 49 kittens....196 legs..is 238 legs... miss one girl?...where did you get 10990 from?.. oh yes plus the driver??? opps no driver...then my anser stands There are 7 girls Each girl has 7 backpacks. there are 7 big cats in each backpack. there are 7 kittens for each big cat there are in total, 49 backpacks. therefore there are 343 large cats. making that 2401 small cats. each girl has 2 legs, 7 girls, 14 legs. then the amount of big cats x4 cause they have 4 legs,so you have 1372 plus then the same for the kittens,so you get 9604 then you just add. 10990

trueokie2 Joined Mon 07/02/07 Posts: 1894	Thu 01/31/08 08:09 PM
14 do i win..

kolhauszer Joined Mon 12/31/07 Posts: 2204	Thu 01/31/08 08:09 PM
14 legs..didn't say the backpacks were in the bus with the girls. sure dude...the riddle was every girl has 7 backpacks,,and the girls were on the bus...so this means that the packpacks were with them...right?

mikeymike007 Joined Mon 01/28/08 Posts: 97	Thu 01/31/08 08:11 PM
14 ftw