Humpty Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Received this email from a friend where I had to solve a math question and which gave me all sorts of grief, even with a calculator but I got it eventually. You may want to try when you have a bit of time.No cheating now! 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? The number of legs is the password to unlock the Excel sheet. If you open it, add your name and send it on to see who else can unlock it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTskifreak Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 10990 legs!!! 7*2 = 14 girls legs 7*7=49 backpacks 49*7=343 big cats * 4 = 1372 big cat legs 343*7 =2401 little cats * 4 = 9604 little cat legs 9604+1372+14 =10990 legs!!! AJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capman Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 1584 legs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 (7 x 2) + (7 x 7 x 7 x 4) + (7 x 7 x 7 x 7 x 4) = 10,990 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted November 27, 2007 Moderators Share Posted November 27, 2007 10990, as long as we're not counting the driver, otherwise 10992. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTskifreak Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Dennis..... you have a good point...I wonder... AJ I love how you can find anything on the internet --HINT THIS IS THE EXCEL FILE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpty Posted November 27, 2007 Author Share Posted November 27, 2007 No driver was included to open the puzzle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredvries Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Must we count the legs of the seats in the bus too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpty Posted November 27, 2007 Author Share Posted November 27, 2007 Must we count the legs of the seats in the bus too? Nope, just the girls and the cats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted December 2, 2007 Moderators Share Posted December 2, 2007 I must have mislaid my excel viewer, just had to install it again. Did I open the file? That would be telling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDPower Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Did I open the file? That would be telling. For some reason this has been doing the rounds on a few forums so I know the answer, disappointingly there's no catch or trick, just standard maths so not sure why it's going round like it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpty Posted December 3, 2007 Author Share Posted December 3, 2007 For some reason this has been doing the rounds on a few forums so I know the answer, disappointingly there's no catch or trick, just standard maths so not sure why it's going round like it is Hi JD, I got this excel as an attachment in an email where once you crack the code you can add your name and resend to other friends just to give them the shirts after you tell them your name is entered and how easy it was to work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunerz Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Hmmm... Girls=2 legs, no.=7 7x2=14 (no. of legs) Bags=7, 7x7=49 Cat=4 legs, no. 7 big cats per bag 7x49=343 (no. of big cats) 343x4=1372 (no. of legs) Per big cat=7 small cat, 343 big cats all in all, 343x7=2401 (no. of small cats) 2401x4=9604 Perhaps the answer is from 10990-11000. Happy now? My left brain is currently melted. I need to take some break from math Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpty Posted December 3, 2007 Author Share Posted December 3, 2007 From my first post Tunerz There are 7 girls on a busEach girl has 7 backpacks In each backpack, there are 7 big cats For every big cat there are 7 little cats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunerz Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Wow, a girl can carry that much backpacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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