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  • Mar 18, 2008, 05:58 PM
    annacheergrl
    Legs and girls and buses read
    There are 7 girls in:confused: a bus.

    Each girl has 7 backpacks.

    In each backpack, there is 7 cats.

    For each cat there is 7 kittens.

    How many legs are in the bus.
  • Mar 18, 2008, 07:58 PM
    twinkiedooter
    120 not counting the bus driver.
  • Mar 18, 2008, 08:40 PM
    biggsie
    There are many answers to this question -- is there really a correct answer??

    How many legs are there in the bus? Read the rest of the details to get the question asked....Good Luck!? - Yahoo! Answers

    plezWorld: Brainteaser: Legs in the Bus?

    7 women were on a bus, each had a backpack. Each backpack had 7...

    1 Girl has 2 legs -- 49 cats has 196 legs -- 343 kittens has 1372 legs Total legs --

    One girl 1570 -- Seven girls -- 10,990 legs ------But a bus has no legs -- wheels

    Bus driver not even mentioned -- OK
  • Mar 18, 2008, 09:31 PM
    giani513
    It says "in the bus", not on
  • Mar 18, 2008, 09:42 PM
    giani513
    7 Girls = 14 legs
    # of backpacks = 49
    # of cats = 7(49) = 343
    # of cats' legs = 4(343) = 1372
    # of kittens = 7(343) = 2401
    # of Kittens' legs = 4(2401) = 9604

    not counting the bus driver's 2 legs = 14 + 1372 + 9604 = 10990

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