Friday, November 16, 2007

NOVEMBER BRAINTEASER


We know that its November and you are feeling all the ache and pain of a years hard work so to refresh your mind and get the grey matter circulating - we have a brainteaser. Special thanks to Yolanda Olivier for sending it in. Please post your answer under the comments page - don't forget to include your name so we can see who all the clever one's are!


Here goes:

There is a bus with 7 children

Each child has 7 rucksacks

In each rucksack are 7 big cats

Every big cat has 7 small cats

Every cat has 4 legs


Question: How many legs are in the Bus?

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

PRAVESH'S ANWSER AT DURBAN GENERBy way of explanation for those who need it - 10992 legs.


7 kids x 7 bags = 49 bags

49 bags x 7 big cats each = 343 big cats

343 big cats x 4 legs each = 1372 big cat legs


343 big cats x 7 kittens = 2401 kittens

2401 kittens x 4 legs = 9604 kitten legs


7 kids x 2 legs = 14 kids legs

1372 big cat legs + 9604 kitten legs + 14 kids legs = 10990 legs.

If there is also a driver there would be 10992 legs.

Anonymous said...

How about 70 legs if there is No bus driver and 72 is there is...

Anonymous said...

Answer : 10990

Anonymous said...

CORRECT Answer : 10990
Jenelle Kruger
Manpower Bryanston

Anonymous said...

I heard this one before but the punchline was:

How many legs are on the bus?
Answer:
0 - a bus has wheels not legs.

Anonymous said...

How about 1584 legs?

Anonymous said...

aaaahhhh very clever - a bus has wheels hahahahaha. But if we really were counting the number of legs on the bus with a bus driver -how many legs would there be?

Anonymous said...

Just a thought. The question is "How many legs are in the bus" Not on the bus, so it would have to be the legs of all the kids, the cats, the little cats and hopefully a fully abled bus driver. Cos the wheels wouldn't be in the bus.