Real Estate Blog - Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? (Part 2)

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Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? (Part 2)

My first post about puzzles was:

Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? How About A Pre-Schooler?

I hope you enjoy this one as well!

(It's okay to use a calculator)

PUZZLE:

There are 7 girls in 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?

This is a real math problem (so don't say that a bus has no legs)!

Whoever gets the correct answer first wins a prize!

Have fun!

Lucky :)

Posted by Lucky Lang, SRES®, Davenport, Iowa Real Estate on 02/04/2008 07:03 PM

Comments (19)

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Originally posted at: Davenport Iowa Real Estate: Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? (Part 2)

19 Comments on Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? (Part 2)

FEB

2008

10,990?

Lucky are you counting the bus driver as one of the girls or is that an additional person?

Hi Lucky - I got this in an email the other day, and I'm not sure anyone actually answered it correctly then!

Ann

Eric - First Place!

Congratulations, Eric!!!

Jimmy,

Nice try, but no driver was mentioned!

Ann,

It really isn't that difficult. Just simple math. Unfortunately, most of us don't use simple math enough to stay sharp enough to do story problems like this.

Thanks to all for participating in the fun!

Lucky :)

I had to borrow some fingers to figure it out...

7 girls *7 backpacks * 7 big cats *4 legs = 1372

7 girls *7 backpacks * 7 big cats * 7 small cats * 4 legs = 9604

7 girls * 2 legs = 14

1372+9604+14= 10,990

See what that extra year of college did for me.

Please wire my winnings to my off-shore account...

Eric,

Is your off-shore account in Aruba? If so, I'd move it!

They have difficulty handling things (and people) from the U.S.

New details on 20/20 tonight.

Sad ordeal!

On a brighter note,

Congrats Again!!!

Lucky :)

FEB

2008

Hi Lucky,

Thanks for another fun post! I always like reading your blogs. I was going to set up a spreadsheet and enter some of the critical data, crunch it a little... then I thought, naaah.

FEB

2008

Ken,

You are too funny!

Lucky :)

FEB

2008

Sure enjoy reading your blog. Thanks for visiting mine - temperature here today in Jacksonville Fl 75 degrees

Hey you never said the girls brought their backpacks on the bus. It only said that 7 girls were ON the bus so the answer is 14.

Yea I am the wiinnnnnnnnnner!!!!!

FEB

2008

James,

That hurts, that really hurts!

It is still around zero here! Or as we sometimes say, "Colder than a well-digger's a$$!"

Lucky :)

Todd,

Nice try, but as Monica would say, no cigar!

Lucky :)

FEB

2008

Thanks for the word problem. Schools teach the students to look for the trick part of the question now. It's good to have a straightforward question to get the brain in gear this morning!