Are you smarter than a 5th grader?

Sandra1957

2758??

evilelf

How about 78?

Rosemary44

Oh, now I see it. 

There are 49 backpacks on the bus

each pack has 7 cats  =  49x7=343 cats

343 cats x 4 legs = 1372

7 girls 14

343 cats x 7 kittens=2401

2401 kittens x 4 legs = 9604

total 13391 legs on one bus, impossible!

newvickie

ok...I have watched the show...I work with numbers all day...this makes my head hurt LOL. 

I am NOT smarter than a fifth grader...

Anonymous

I am not smarter than a 1st grader but I say

1386

7 girls 7x2=14

7backpacks each for 7 girls 7x7=49

7 cats per back pack with 4 legs each  49x4=196x7=1372+14=1386

Should not matter whether the cats are kittens or big cats ..each girl has 7 back packs with 7 cats ,kittens and big cats have the same amount of legs?  

ADK

I missed that each girl had 7 backpacks.  I guess I am not smarter than a fifth grader.  Um, how did all those creatures fit on to one bus?  It must have been a real furfest!!!

Rosemary44

Ok, ok, now I really get it.  Who says there are any kittens in a backpack?   My final answer: 9,604

The rest of the class would be in 6th grade before I can get myself to read correctly.

AnneW

10,990 is the answer. See AnnNYC on the first page for her excellent showing of her work. Lynn had the same answer, but didn't show her work, so she gets a few points taken off.

Whoops, there I go playing the teacher again. Sorry, Sheila!

My dh got it right off the bat. I felt a little foolish. But, hey, he's a scientist!

Anne

AnnNYC

Actually, Lynn showed her work a few posts below her answer!  She approached the problem beginning with the backpacks!

Ann

lvtwoqlt

Rosemary, the question reads 'every cat has 7 kittens', try again.

annew, I only check while I am at work so you were the substitute teacher even though you cheated!

AnnNC, I also approached the problem with figuring out how many animals were in each backpack, then total backpacks, total animals, total cat legs, add girl legs to get the answer.

Sheila

wishiwere

1408 here

lvtwoqlt

wishiwere, you don't have the correct answer. recheck your math.