Gah! Help me save face with my ex (A/K/A the Klingon)

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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The bastard sent me this and apparently I’m not as smart as I think. Help!!!

This is a real math problem so don’t say that the bus has no legs. There is an excel spread sheet attached that requires a password. The password is the answer to the math question. I keep coming up with 9,618 but that’s not right. :frowning:

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER?

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?

Bus driver does not count

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Try 14 - It doesn’t mention the backpacks + cats are on the bus.

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2 X 7 Girls = 14 legs
7 girls X 7 backpacks X 7 big cats X 4 = 1372 legs
7 girls X 7 backpacks X 7 big cats X 7 little cats X 4 legs = 9604 legs
Total = 10990

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10,990

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I get 10,990

7 gals (14 legs)
342 big cats (1372 legs)
2401 little cats (9604 legs)

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7 girls * 7 backpacks = 49 backpacks
49 backpacks * 7 big cats = 343 big cats
343 big cats * 7 little cats = 2401 little cats

2401 little cats * 4 legs = 9604 legs on little cats
343 big cats * 4 legs = 1372 legs on big cats
7 girls * 2 legs = 14 legs on little girls

9604 little cat legs + 1372 big cat legs + 14 girl legs = 10990 legs

yes?

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nevermind. Snarky removed. :smiley:

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You sure it’s not some smartass answer like “Buses don’t have legs”?

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I LOVE YOU GUYS!!! 10,990 it is! Mwah!!!

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7 girls * 2 legs each = 14 (k of g in a f p d).
Duh.

ETA: So what’s the spreadsheet say?

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That was my answer.

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What did I win?

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Personally I don’t understand how seven girls can carry around seven backpacks each with big cats in ‘em. And what, the busdriver is allowin’ little cats to just run around everywhere?

What I want to know is, just where are the parents and why is the busdriver allowin’ such nonsense!

And people wonder what’s wrong with society these days! :smiley:

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so what was in the excel sheet?

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Yep, it’s a real question.

It’s just some silly graphics and the answer plus a column for your name so you can reply to all with the brag.

My everlasting admiration! :smiley:

swampy, you such a funny bear!

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All riddles are. That doesn’t change the fact that the guy on his way to St. Ives was by himself or that the third word in the -gry question is “language.”

:slight_smile: