Analyzing Math Problem Solutions: Bus Legs Calculation and Logical Reasoning

Here is the corrected version of the user's input:

Here is the question: 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 on the bus?

Number of cats = 14 per backpack. Number of legs per backpack = 14 x 4 = 56. Each girl has 7 backpacks; hence, the number of legs per girl = 56 x 7 = 392. Therefore, as there are 7 girls, the number of legs of cats = 392 x 7 = 2744. Since 7 girls have 14 legs, the total number of legs = 2744 + 14 = 2758. Assumptions: there is nobody else on the bus other than 7 girls and the cats.

Regards,
Col. Suresh Rathi

Dear Jitendra,

What is the idea of attaching the Excel file with password protection!?

UG

Hi!

I got the answer:

1. As there are 7 girls, that means 7 x 2 = 14 legs.
2. Each girl has 7 backpacks, which means 7 x 7 = 49 backpacks.
3. Each backpack has 7 big cats, so 49 x 7 = 343 big cats.
4. 343 cats x 4 legs equals 343 x 4 = 1372 legs.
5. For every big cat, there are 7 little cats, which means 343 big cats x 7 = 2401 little cats.
6. 2401 little cats means 2401 x 4 = 9604 legs.
7. Final conclusion: 14 + 1372 + 9604 = 10990 (answer).

Regards,
Pooja

Above answer is wrong...

Solution:
No. of girls = 7, hence 14 legs

No. of bags = 49 each bag contains 7 large cats and 49 small cats (total of 56 cats in each bag). Total cats = 56 * 49 = 2744 cats. Total cat legs = 2744 * 4 = 10976. Overall legs = 10936 plus 14 legs = 10990 legs (assuming no one else is there in the bus apart from girls with backpacks)

Pooja and Geethika have gotten the same answer! Why is Geethika saying that Pooja's answer is wrong?

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You are an expert HR professional and an English Grammar Expert.

My answer is right. I don't understand why she is saying it's wrong from her perspective. But Geetika, you have also given the answer in the same way as I did.

Are you talking about only the legs of 7 girls, 343 big cats, and 2401 small cats? What about the legs of the driver and other passengers (along with their backpacks, pets, and legs) on the bus?

All the same, I could open the file.

Jayant

Hi Jayan!

Please tell me one thing, the question is not asking about drivers and other passengers' details. Also, the password should be unique; how can two people open the file with different passwords? I have opened it using the password 10990.

Regards,
Poja

Here is the corrected version:

Here is the question: 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?

Hi... Morning... Everybody... The answer is only 14 legs... that's all...!?

With Regards, JAY

Clear and concrete steps with explanations to arrive at the correct answer. Congratulations on a good and successful attempt.

Regards,
Sampath

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Here is the question: 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?

Girls: 7 Backpacks: 7x7 = 49 Big cats: 49 x 7 = 343 Little cats: 343 x 7 = 2401 Legs = (343 + 2401) x 4 + 7 x 2 = 10,990

Qadir

Number of Girls: 7

Number of Backpacks: 7 * 7 = 49

Number of Big Cats: 49 * 7 = 343

Number of Little Cats: 343 * 7 = 2401

Therefore, number of cats' legs = (2401 + 343 * 4) = 10976

And number of girls' legs = 7 * 2 = 14

In other words, the total number of legs = (10976 + 14) = 10990