This is a real math problem so don't say that the bus has no legs.
There are 7 girls on 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 on the bus?
2007-12-20 11:59:28 · 5 answers · asked by ? 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
10990
Girls 7
backpacks= 49 (7x7)
big cats= 343 (7x49)
littlecats= 2401 (7x343)
grls legs = 14 (7x2)
big cats legs= 1372 (343x4)
little cat legs = 9604 (2401x4)
total of legs = 10990
2007-12-20 12:05:17 · answer #1 · answered by Fenway♥George 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Let's count girls' legs first:
7 girls = 7 x 2 = 14 legs
Now let's count how many cats are there:
7 girls x 7 backpaks/girl x 7 big cats = 343 big cats
... and how many kittens;
7 little cats/big cat x 343 big cats = 2,401 little cats
.... giving you a total of 343 + 2,401 = 2,744 cats
.... so, the cats' legs should be 2,744 x 4 = 10,976
In total there are 14 + 10,976 = 10,990 legs
2007-12-20 20:13:13 · answer #2 · answered by rustabout 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Number of legs.
Girls
7*2 = 14
Big cats
7*7*7*4 = 1372
Kittens
7*7*7*7*4 = 9604
Total = 10,990 legs
2007-12-20 20:10:03 · answer #3 · answered by Northstar 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
calculate the total legs for a girl first
so, 2+7(4)+7(4)(7)=226
so the total legs are 7(226)=1582
2007-12-20 20:13:07 · answer #4 · answered by u chi 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
10,988?
2007-12-20 20:04:39 · answer #5 · answered by Mr_In_Famous 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋