Question

There are nine humans in a ship, each human has nine cages and each cage has nine huge lions and each lion has nine cubs. How many legs are there in the ship ? (Human have two legs, lions have four legs, cubs have four legs.)

• A. 747
• B. 3258
• C. 29178
• D. 26561

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

To solve this problem, we need to calculate the total number of legs present on the ship. The calculation involves humans, cages, lions, and lion cubs.

Follow these steps to find the total legs:

1. Calculate the number of human legs:
   There are 9 humans on the ship, and each human has 2 legs. $9\times 2=18$ legs.
2. Calculate the number of lions:
   Each human has 9 cages and each cage contains 9 lions. Thus: $9\times 9\times 9=729$ lions.
3. Calculate the number of lion legs:
   Each lion has 4 legs: $729\times 4=2916$ legs.
4. Calculate the number of lion cubs:
   Each lion has 9 cubs: $729\times 9=6561$ cubs.
5. Calculate the number of cub legs:
   Each cub has 4 legs: $6561\times 4=26244$ legs.
6. Total the number of legs: Finally, add the number of human legs, lion legs, and cub legs: $18+2916+26244=29178$ legs.

Therefore, the total number of legs on the ship is 29178.