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  1. 02-15-2008, 07:02 AM #1
    ForeverAutumn
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    Here's a riddle...

    There is one bus with seven girls in it. Each girl has 7 backpacks and
    each backpack has seven big cats. Each big cat has seven little cats.
    How many legs are there all together?
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  2. 02-15-2008, 07:08 AM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by ForeverAutumn
    There is one bus with seven girls in it. Each girl has 7 backpacks and
    each backpack has seven big cats. Each big cat has seven little cats.
    How many legs are there all together?

    Well, mathematically, it would be 10,990.
    But it can't be that easy. What's the cat-ch?
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  3. 02-15-2008, 07:09 AM #3
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    A lot?

    Sorry, don't have the calculator in focus.
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  4. 02-15-2008, 07:34 AM #4
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    Back in my day, we had nine planets.
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  5. 02-15-2008, 11:37 AM #5
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  6. 02-15-2008, 11:42 AM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by noddin0ff
    406 ?

    I see it as (7 girls X 7 packs X 7 Big Kitties X 7 Small Kitties X 4legs) Plus 14 human legs.
    Back in my day, we had nine planets.
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  7. 02-15-2008, 11:50 AM #7
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    oops, I missed 7x kitties...AND I read it wrong. I thought each girl had one pack. teach me to try to work and goof off simultaneously (how does GM do it!?).

    7 girls x 2 legs = 14 legs

    7 gilrs x 7 sacks x 7 big cats x 4 legs = 1372 cat legs

    7 kitties x 7 cats (legs already counted) x 7 sacks x 7 girls x 4 legs = 9604 kitty legs

    10990 legs.


    but the real anwser is 10992. heh heh
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  8. 02-15-2008, 12:02 PM #8
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    Maybe the "all together" means something. Should we only count the girls who are keeping their legs together?
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  9. 02-15-2008, 12:16 PM #9
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    I like GM's answer - I can't get around the simple math -10990 anyway I work it.

    I'm waiting for the trick, but I just can't see it here.
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  10. 02-15-2008, 12:27 PM #10
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    Wow. You guys are smarter than I gave you credit for.
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  11. 02-15-2008, 12:27 PM #11
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    I could say something crude like.... I don't know but that's a whole lot of ..............!

    But I won't.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ForeverAutumn
    Wow. You guys are smarter than I gave you credit for.
    That's not saying much.
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  13. 02-15-2008, 12:30 PM #13
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    Speak for yourself knucklehead!
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  14. 02-15-2008, 12:40 PM #14
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    now if each kitty just bought 7 CD's...
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    Quote Originally Posted by GMichael
    Should we only count the girls who are keeping their legs together?
    and what fun would that be...
    Back in my day, we had nine planets.
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    Quote Originally Posted by noddin0ff
    now if each kitty just bought 7 CD's...
    Oh oh oh and each CD had 7 songs and each song was 7 minutes...

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    Quote Originally Posted by ForeverAutumn
    Oh oh oh and each CD had 7 songs and each song was 7 minutes...

    Are all of these in Benry's house?
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    Now how old are these girls?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rich-n-Texas
    Now how old are these girls?
    Good point Rich...we don`t want then too old.. Jokin, I like my girls to have at least few seasons under them.
    Back in my day, we had nine planets.
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