document.write( "Question 113544: There are 7 girls on a bus
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document.write( "Each girl has 7 backpacks
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document.write( "In each backpack, there are 7 big cats
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document.write( "For every big cat there are 7 little cats\r
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document.write( "Question: How many legs are there in the bus?\r
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document.write( "I thought it might be
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document.write( "7*4*7=196 cats legs per bag
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document.write( "there are 7 bags so you have 196x7=1372+14=1386 legs per girl
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document.write( "so we take 1386x7=9702 legs on the bus.\r
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document.write( "Is this correct or did I not do the math properly? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #82615 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! There are 7 girls on a bus=====================14 legs \n" ); document.write( "Each girl has 7 backpacks \n" ); document.write( "In each backpack, there are 7 big cats=========7*7*4 legs \n" ); document.write( "For every big cat there are 7 little cats======7^2*7*4 legs \n" ); document.write( "--------------- \n" ); document.write( "Question: How many legs are there in the bus? \n" ); document.write( "7^3*4 + 7^2*4 + 7*2 \n" ); document.write( "= 1372+ 196 + 14 \n" ); document.write( "= 1582 legs \n" ); document.write( "=============== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |