The fascination of Maths thread

[Gonzo]

but 1372*7 = 9604? So...

10990 is the correct answer! you are geek of the week!

Buses usually have a driver - has anyone taken that into account?

[Denny]

Buses usually have a driver - has anyone taken that into account?

I thought of that too, but the bus isn't mentioned as moving or even about to move, so we can assume there was no driver on board because it is possible for a bus to be stationary without a driver even if there are passengers on board (could be outside talking to the bus depot manager or something). If the question had mentioned a 'moving bus' - hence....

There are 7 girls on a moving bus each girl has 7 bags containing 7 big cats, each big cat had 7 small cats each cat had 4 legs etc but no explicit mention of the driver, allowing the reader to work out the presence of an unmentioned driver as part of the calculation, then your point would certainly be relevant.

[Gonzo]

I thought of that too, but the bus isn't mentioned as moving or even about to move, so we can assume there was no driver on board because it is possible for a bus to be stationary without a driver even if there are passengers on board (could be outside talking to the bus depot manager or something). If the question had mentioned a 'moving bus' - hence....

I agree that there is not enough information in the question.

Normally, the driver has to be on the bus to open the doors to let people on, but the driver could then have got out after the girls got on.....

I don't really know enough about buses, it is a long time since I last got on one. I am a contractor after all

[AtW]

Any driver would run away from that kind of bus

[Denny]

I agree that there is not enough information in the question.

Normally, the driver has to be on the bus to open the doors to let people on, but the driver could then have got out after the girls got on.....

I don't really know enough about buses, it is a long time since I last got on one. I am a contractor after all

I've often been on coaches or buses that have waited at bus stops ready to move off, but the driver is still outside with a clipboard or something or having a quick fag before moving off.

To be even more pedantic. There was no mention whether the cats were pregnant with second litters on the way, with embryos that had already formed legs inside the cats' wombs.

[Denny]

Any driver would run away from that kind of bus

I wouldn't if I were a driver. I love cats and kittens

[AtW]

I wouldn't if I were a driver. I love cats and kittens

Baby squirrels are called kittens

[Denny]

Baby squirrels are called kittens

I like squirrels as well. They have loads hopping around Greenwich Park and I feed them nuts. They take them from my hand. Once I sat on a bench wearing thick jeans and I balanced a nut on my knee and a squirrel just ran up my lower leg to retrieve it.

I sometimes go to Knowle Park in Kent as well. There's not a squirrel to be seen anywhere. I think they must cull them.

[AtW]

I like squirrels as well. They have loads hopping around Greenwich Park and I feed them nuts. They take them from my hand. Once I sat on a bench wearing thick jeans and I balanced a nut on my knee and a squirrel just ran up my lower leg to retrieve it.

I knew there was a reason I liked you.

[Denny]

I knew there was a reason I liked you.

Huggee back.