can you solve this problem?

The answer is 10990. I would recommend drawing the problem, but here's the verbal breakdown:

It's easier to solve if you do the problem for just one of the girls, then multiply by 7 for the answer that includes all 7 girls.

If ONE girl has 7 bags and each bag has 7 cats, you'd have 7*7, or 49 cats.

Now EACH cat has 7 kittens, that would be 49*7, or 343 kittens.

Adding together cats and kittens, you get 49+343, or 392 animals. Each of those have 4 legs, so multiply 392 by 4 to get 1568 legs.

Let's not forget that the girl has 2 legs, so if you add those in now you have 1570 legs.

This is only for your ONE girl, and their are 7 girls, so you can either add 1570 seven times, or multiply 1570 by 7. The answer is 10,990 legs.

Girls: 7 x 2 = 14 legs

Big cats: 7 x 7 x 7 x 4 = 1372 legs

Kittens: 7 x 7 x 7 x 7 x 4 = 9604 legs

Total: 14 + 1372 + 9604 = 10990 legs

7*7*7*7*4 +7*7*7*4 =10976+14 =10990

Legs of cats =7*7*7*4 =1372

Legs of kitens =7*7*7*7*4 =9604

Total legsof cats and kitten =9604+1372 =10976.

Legs of girls =7*2 =14

Total legs =10976+14 =10990

Easy just break it down

7 girls = 14 legs

7 girls * 7 bags = 49 bags

49 bags * 7 cats = 343 cats = 1372 legs

343 cats * 7 kittens = 2401 kittens = 9604 legs (assuming none of them are handicaped)

14 + 1372 + 9604 = 10990 legs

7 girls in a bus

each girl has two legs

therefore 7*2=14 legs

each girl has 7 bags

total no.of bags= total no.of girls*total number of bags each girl has

= 7*7*

=49 bags

7 cats in a bag

total no.of cats =49 bags*7 cats

=343 cats (1372 legs)

each cat has 7 kittens=total no.of cats*no.of kittens each cat has

=343*7

=2401 kittens (9604 legs)

therefore adding the no.of legs we get

14+1372+9604

=10990 legs

10.992 if you include the driver, as follows:

a) 7 girls (with 14 legs presumably)

b) 7 x7 = 49 bags, or

c) 49 x 7 = 343 cats (with 343 x 4 = 1372 legs), or

d) 343 x 7 = 2401 kittens (with 2401 x 4 = 9604 legs)

e) Plus one driver with 2 legs, so:

14 + 1372 + 9604 + 2 = 10992

ok... somewhat easier if you break it down.

Girls first

7 girls * 2 legs= 14 legs (girls)

ok now cats (not kittens)

7 girls * 7 bags * 7 cats = 343 cats *4 legs each= 1372 legs (excluding kittens)

now kittens

343 cats * 7 kittens per cat* 4 legs each = 9604 legs (kittens only)

now add up the totals and you are set....

14 legs (girls)

+1372 legs (cats)

+9604 legs (kittens)

Hope this helps!!!! ; ) Have a good day!

number of girls = 7 so legs = 14

number of cats = 7*7*7 = 343 so 1372 legs

number of kittens = 343 *7 so 9604 legs

so total legs = 10000 (add all of them)

number of legs of kittens:

7 x 7 x 7 x 7 x 4 = 9,604,

number of legs of mother cats:

7 x 7 x 7 x 4 = 1,372,

number of legs of girls:

7 x 2 = 14,

total number of legs:

9,604 + 1,372 + 14 = 10,990,

assuming there are no other beings with legs on bus.

by fidel_castro_001, grade 1, lol!!

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