Can you solve this?

CrazyRabbit

maglite wrote: »

BUS GIRLS BASKETS CATS KITTENS
4 3 4 3
Legs 2 0 4 4

TOTAL BASKETS 12
TOTAL CATS 48
TOTAL KITTENS 144

LEGS KITTEN 576
LEGS CAT 192
LEGS GIRL 8


TOTAL_LEGS 776


There was no mention of a driver or the bus being in motion.

I agree..

4 girls X 2 legs = 8 legs

4 girls X 3 baskets = 12 baskets

12 baskets X 4 cat = 48 cats

48 cats X 4 legs = 192 legs

48 cats X 3 kittens each = 144 kittens

144 kittens X 4 legs = 576 legs

Total = 576+192+8 = 776

No mention of a driver or other passengers. Based on the information provided, the answer is indeed 776.

CrazyRabbit

sam34 wrote: »

or else 200

4 girls with three baskets each = 12 baskets

4 cats in each basket = 48 cats

although each cat has 3 kittens, this is a red herring, these kittens are not in the baskets, (as only 4 cats per basket.) these kittens may not be on the bus.

so 48 cats with 4 legs each = 192 legs
+ 4 girls with 2 legs each = 8 legs

192+8=200 legs

It doesn't matter if the kittens are in the baskets or not. It clearly states;
"Each cat has 3 little kittens."

Since there are 48 cats and each has 3 kittens, that makes 144 kittens.

It's true that it doesn't state if the kittens are actually on the bus or not, only that each cat has 3 kittens, but it must be accepted as a given due to the nature of the question.

IR240474

It is a horrible question!!


Can anyone get 222?

dak

The question has several "right" answers and is designed to generate maximum income for ring in quiz shows. Because the question is open to interpretation any company running such a question will decide what the right interpretation or answer is when they have generated enough cash..from people ringing or texting in ! Complete rip off con job as a phone in quiz!

michael2121

198 = Excluding bus driver
200 = With bus driver

dak

IR240474 wrote: »

It is a horrible question!!


Can anyone get 222?

Only five kittens is a possible answer !


Girls Leg = 8
Cats legs = 192
Bus Driver = 2
Kittens (5)=20
Total = 222

WizZard

Assuming kittens not involved as never specified that kittens were in the baskets.

4 cats * 12 baskets = 48 cats
48 * 4 (legs) = 192 legs
4 girls + 1 driver = 10 legs
Total:202 legs

On a bus you sit down = 5 known seats.
Most seats have 4 legs = 20 legs

202 + 20
= 222 legs

Stupid question, designed to trick

A Doozer

Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!





*sob sobbity sob sob*

.BrianJM

Bus seat legs!!!
Normally 2 legs with other side welded to bus body and drivers seat is different.
If picture had been posted with puzzle 5 cats are visible in bus.
Why is this in 'humour' unless the the 5 visible cats are the bus depot mousers taking a day out.
maybe just the hint of a smile

RoundTower

I've got a third leg in my pants.

thehamo

i got 796 too

1 girl= 2 legs.

1 basket = 4 cats = 16 legs

Thus 3 baskets = 48 cats legs.

1 cat has 3 kittens = 12 kittens legs thus the 4 cats in one basket would have 48 kittens legs altogether.

3 baskets each girl would contain 48*3=144 kittens legs for all 3 baskets.

So...........

1 girl =2 legs

3 baskets 4 cats in each = 48 more legs

3 kittens per cat in all 3 baskets = 144 kittens legs.

= 144+48+2 = 194*4= 796

ctrl-alt-delete

what if some of the cats are kittens of another cat?

the answer could be anything!

WizZard

The real answer is 42

Johro

WizZard wrote: »

The real answer is 42

The answer to Life, the Universe and Everything..

roof

634

misty floyd

This is not very funny

Capt'n Midnight

Ah but I know who the bus driver is

corkonion

the answer to this is much simpler than you might think, the trick is not to read too much into the Question because thats where the deception lies, the answer is of course,,, orange, because monkeys dont play chess at the swimming pool, they just walk on one.

dak

A Bus does a leg each time it stops between destination points on its journey so assuming its an old bus there will only be a few legs left in it ... QED !!
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Time to leg it from this thread !