even more cats

[low_delta]

This is a 5th grade math problem.

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?

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[banana.livejournal.com]

BTW, is the rhyme about going to St. Ives well known in America?

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

It's known. I wouldn't say it's well-known. I can't remember how it goes. I suspect that's the sort of thing that the current generations are no longer hearing.

[banana.livejournal.com]

As I was going to St. Ives
I met a man with seven wives
Each wife had seven sacks
Each sack had seven cats
Each cat had seven kittens
How many were going to St. Ives?

The answer is a bit smaller than in your version.