Another fun email I received.  I took forever before finally figuring out this problem.  She what you come up with.

This is a 5th grade math problem.
There is a very small list of people who have gotten the correct number.
This is not a trick question. This is a real math problem so don't say that
a bus has no legs.

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?

I will give the answer on Thursday night before I leave for Kentucky to see my kids on Friday morning.  Have fun!
 
   

 


 
 
sandyquill on
Re: Are you smarter than a fifth grader?
7 girls = 14 legs (assuming each girl is normally fashioned)

Each pack contains 56 cats.  Each cat has 4 legs.  That's 224 legs per pack

There are 7 packs per girl and 7 girls. So each girl has 224 x 7 legs with her.  That's 1,568 legs per girl.

1,568 x 7 = 10,976 total cat legs.  Plus those other 14 = 10,990


NOW, if there's also a driver to that bus, add 2.
christianisrael on
Re: Are you smarter than a fifth grader?
Thanks for doing this for me/us, Sandi.  It was a bit too early in the morning...
bonniegirl on
Re: Are you smarter than a fifth grader?
Well, it did not STAY morning....  I love the "smarter than a fifth grader" program; one decent show, and I love when I am right, although many times not, especially with American History and geography.
bonniegirl on
Re: Are you smarter than a fifth grader?
Giggle; was fun, hey? I will tell tomorrow night, just in case someone wants to try it as well.  I must admit I got stuck in one small spot but got it after a few tries. 

By the way, the bus was not moving; no need for the driver quite yet.
lovespirit on
Re: Are you smarter than a fifth grader?
Moreso than a math problem, I'd say this is an exercise in critical thinking...I'll reserve the answer to give those interested an opportunity to work it out.   Smiley
bonniegirl on
Re: Are you smarter than a fifth grader?
Okie dokie.  Some may copy Sandi, but will not really know until tomorrow night when I give the answer.  I loved it, altho at one stage it was driving me nuts.  I had left out one minor detail that, of course, made my first answer totally incorrect.  In this case a miss is truly as BAD as a mile!  

 
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