How many legs are present in the bus.

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Grammar Geek  #482458  Wed, 27 Feb 08 06:11 PM

Yes, in this version and the first one I received via e-mail. The one I saw last night had seven legs. Perhaps it wasn't in this forum, but I sure thought it was.

  
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Anonymous  #482460  Wed, 27 Feb 08 06:14 PM

I don't know the answer.I received this riddle in an email and I can't open the attachment to the email without the answer to this riddle.I tried 0, 14,16,238,240,1582,1584 none of these numbers work.I need help!

  
Grammar Geek  #482465  Wed, 27 Feb 08 06:21 PM

Look, the whole point is that you solve it yourself, right? My name is on the spreadsheet in the e-mail I got!

 

girls 7 14
bags 49
big cats 343 1372
little cats 2401 9604
10990

  
Anonymous  #482474  Wed, 27 Feb 08 06:48 PM

I feel stupid!The Bags, this was where I was making my mistake.I was using 7 bags not 49.

Thanks

Mike

  
nona the brit  #482816  Thu, 28 Feb 08 03:02 PM

I got the bags wrong too...

 

...but I think the trick of the riddle is that everyone forgets to add two legs for the driver!

  
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Grammar Geek  #482859  Thu, 28 Feb 08 07:32 PM

Actually in the version I got, I did add two legs for the driver, and that was wrong. Apparently either an amputee is driving the bus, or it's stopped. The driver couldn't handle the meowing!

  
Anonymous  #487366  Tue, 11 Mar 08 11:26 AM

7 girls x 2 = 14 girl legs

7 girls x 7 bags=49 bags x 7 bigcats per bag=343big cats x 4
bigcat legs =1372 big cat legs.

7 little cats x 343 big cats = 2401 little cats x 4 little cat legs = 9604
little cat legs

The Driver +2
14girl legs + 1372 big cat legs + 9604 little cat legs + 2 Driver legs = 10992 legs on the bus.

  
Anonymous  #489827  Mon, 17 Mar 08 11:14 AM

My yr 10 maths group  think the answer is 10990

oldham

  
Anonymous  #490296  Tue, 18 Mar 08 03:21 PM

10,990

  
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