How Many Legs on the Bus?

9618 legs - or should I sit in the corner

sit in the corner

Julie,

You didn't say whether the bus was in motion, so I don't know whether to include the legs of a bus driver...

Therefore, excluding said bus driver (and discounting any additional bus attendants):

You are looking at 10,990 legs.

10,976 of which have fur...

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Justy my $0.02...

You are correct to exclude the bus driver (he's not included in the solution I have).

Your solution is correct.

My pointy hat has fallen over my eyes....

I knew I should have carried the 1

(7*7*7*4)+(7*7*7*7*4)=10976+14=10990

Hmm, let's break this down...

7 little cats x 4 legs = 28 little cat legs for each big cat

28 little cat legs x 7 big cats per backpack = 196 little cat legs per backpack

196 little cat legs x 7 backpacks = 1, 372 little cat legs per backpack

1, 372 little cat legs x 7 backpacks per girl = (let's see... 7 x 2 = 14, carry the 1....)

Too many pedicures to do in one day!

I'm glad I am not a passenger on that bus.

Girls=14 legs

Big cats=196 legs(7x7=49X4)

Little cats=9604 legs(49x7x4=1372(per backpack) 1372x7=9604)

Total= 9814 legs

3Doug had it except 7 little cats are girls with a total of 14, not 28 legs and then if he finished his math--done!

9814 legs total

Wrong! Check the number of big cats. Should be 343 with a total of 1372 legs.

I am sorry--I was wrong and you are right--I got backpacks and started filling them with cats and counted legs. I got freaked out and messed up--My bad.

No problem, Kilgore...we all do it occasionally.

Actually, I did finish out my math later, and came up with 10990. If you add up the total of legs in each CATagory, you should come up with the same.

Now, I wonder where Del is. Seems to me that he should be all over this one, unless he's one of the cats in a backpack. Maybe someone needs to let (Del) the Cat out of the bag.

7 girls and maybe a driver means 16 legs (girls only 14 legs)

Cats have paws not legs so they do not count.

so it is a trick question

Very interesting...cats have paws...humans have feet...but the feet and paws are attached to the lower end of their (get ready for this)...LEGS!!!

But how many of the girls (and cats) were amputees???

210

1582?

238 legs

7 girls have 14 legs (7x2)

their 7 big cats have 28 legs (7x2)

seven big cats have 7 small cats that have 196 legs (7x7x4)

A slight typo:

their 7 big cats have 28 legs (7x2)

Should read

their 7 big cats have 28 legs (7x4)

This is an old English riddle:

When I was going to St. Ives

I met a man with seven wives

Each wife had seven cats

Each cat had seven kits

Kits, cats, man and wives,

How many were going to St. Ives?

Hi capblanc,

As an Englishman I know the answer to that one.........only ONE.

But as this riddle is so old it has thrown up a knew riddle......"Which St. Ives?"

There are two places in England with this name!!!!!!

Spencer.

This is an easy riddle only because so many people have seen the movie, "Die Hard with a Vengence".

Hi Guest,

I'm sorry, but I learned this riddle when I was only 6 years old and that was in 1951, and I have never seen the film that you mentioned!!!!

Spencer.

You were 14 when I learned, and soon forgot, that riddle.

a nuther guest.

ONE MAN

I like this one better because I can count to one with screwing up. The other one has too many variables (more than two) for me.

10,990

7 girls x 7 bags x 7 big cats x 7 small cats⁽¹⁾ x 4 legs per small cat = 9604 legs

7 girls x 7 bags x 7 big cats x 4 legs per big cat = .........................1372 legs

7 girls x 2 legs per girl = ..............................................................14 legs

legs⁽²⁾................................................................................10,990 legs

⁽¹⁾ Includes cats in bags or not in bags, or prenatal.

⁽²⁾ Bus operator's two legs are still off the bus because she's having a smoke.

However, though the seven girls might be in a bus, they are not necessarily in the bus...in which case the answer is 2 when the bus driver gets back from smoking.

Julie is that a homework question? Shame on you if it is.

It is 10990 legs

There'll only be two when the driver returns and catches the girls with animals on the bus...

10990!!!! dont forget to count in the girls legs.

there are 10,990 legs !

VMM

1,582

Everyone forgot the legs on the seats!

(7 girls x 2 legs)= 14

(7 girls x 7 BP x 7 LG cats x 4 legs)=1372

(49BP x 7LG cats x 7 SM cats x 4legs)=9604

14 + 1372 + 9604 = 10990 legs

getting further into it, we have the first leg of the trip, so thats 10991 legs.

However if they are on the return leg of the trip home 1582 +1st leg +2nd leg =10992 legs.

This is if one of the girls are driving.

Man... this is one big bus!

Big bus, nothing! Those backpacks have to be huge to carry that many cats.

"Man... this is one big bus!"

Well if it's a serial buss, then the cats will have to walk single file, so then you can count the legs!

Oh, come on. A buss is an electrical distribution system so there are only 3 legs on the buss. (and no buss driver either!)

If one of the "legs" is dead they say it is running on two legs or single phaseing. If it is running on one leg do they call that hoping? -- JHF

Ah, a subtle reference to buss being another name for a kiss!

Of course, that kind of buss won't have legs, but busses on legs.....

Hello julie

What about a 'walking bus"?

These are quite common is some Countries.

Typical photo at left.

Kind Regards....

Need to know the model of the bus as the seats have legs too.

240 legs