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Here is the question: 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?

From India, Mahesana
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Number of cats = 14 per backpack. Number of legs per backpack = 14 x 4 = 56. Each girl has 7 backpacks; hence, the number of legs per girl = 56 x 7 = 392. Therefore, as there are 7 girls, the number of legs of cats = 392 x 7 = 2744. Since 7 girls have 14 legs, the total number of legs = 2744 + 14 = 2758. Assumptions: there is nobody else on the bus other than 7 girls and the cats.

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Col. Suresh Rathi

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Hi!

I got the answer:

1. As there are 7 girls, that means 7 x 2 = 14 legs.
2. Each girl has 7 backpacks, which means 7 x 7 = 49 backpacks.
3. Each backpack has 7 big cats, so 49 x 7 = 343 big cats.
4. 343 cats x 4 legs equals 343 x 4 = 1372 legs.
5. For every big cat, there are 7 little cats, which means 343 big cats x 7 = 2401 little cats.
6. 2401 little cats means 2401 x 4 = 9604 legs.
7. Final conclusion: 14 + 1372 + 9604 = 10990 (answer).

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Pooja

From India, Delhi
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Above answer is wrong...

Solution:
No. of girls = 7, hence 14 legs

No. of bags = 49 each bag contains 7 large cats and 49 small cats (total of 56 cats in each bag). Total cats = 56 * 49 = 2744 cats. Total cat legs = 2744 * 4 = 10976. Overall legs = 10936 plus 14 legs = 10990 legs (assuming no one else is there in the bus apart from girls with backpacks)

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Pooja and Geethika have got the same answer! Why is Geethikaq saying that Pooja’s answer is wrong?
From India, Bangalore
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My ans is right i dont understnd by which corner she is saying is wrong...bt geetika you have also given the ans in same way as i done .
From India, Delhi
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Are you talking about only the legs of 7 girls, 343 big cats, and 2401 small cats? What about the legs of the driver and other passengers (along with their backpacks, pets, and legs) on the bus?

All the same, I could open the file.

Jayant

From India, Bangalore
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Hi Jayan!

Please tell me one thing, the question is not asking about drivers and other passengers' details. Also, the password should be unique; how can two people open the file with different passwords? I have opened it using the password 10990.

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Poja

From India, Delhi
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Here is the corrected version:

Here is the question: 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 in the bus?

Hi... Morning... Everybody... The answer is only 14 legs... that's all...!?

With Regards, JAY

From India, Hyderabad
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Clear and concrete steps with explanation to arrive at the correct answer. Congratulations. Good and successful Attempt. Regards sampath
From India, Madras
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Girls 7 Bag packs 7x7 = 49 Big cats 49 x 7 = 343 Little cats 343x7 = 2401 Legs = (343+2401) x 4 + 7 x 2 =10990 Qadir
From China, Beijing
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Number of Girls: 7

Number of Backpacks: 7 * 7 = 49

Number of Big Cats: 49 * 7 = 343

Number of Little Cats: 343 * 7 = 2401

Therefore, number of cats' legs = (2401 + 343 * 4) = 10976

And number of girls' legs = 7 * 2 = 14

In other words, the total number of legs = (10976 + 14) = 10990

From India, Delhi
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