1. How many legs are there on the bus? Read the following carefully and record your solution in the daily work section of your binder. Read the following carefully and record your solution in the daily work section of your binder. There are seven girls on the bus. Each girl has seven backpacks. Each backpack has seven big cats. Each big cat has seven little cats. How many legs in all are on the bus? There are seven girls on the bus. Each girl has seven backpacks. Each backpack has seven big cats. Each big cat has seven little cats. How many legs in all are on the bus? Note: Do not count a driver on the bus. Note: Do not count a driver on the bus.

2. Solution (one possible way) Seven girls x 2 legs each = Seven girls x 2 legs each = 14 legs 14 legs Seven backpacks x 7 girls x 7 big cats x 4 legs = Seven backpacks x 7 girls x 7 big cats x 4 legs = 1,372 legs. 1,372 legs. 343 big cats x 7 little cats x 4 legs = 343 big cats x 7 little cats x 4 legs = 9,604 legs. 9,604 legs. 14 + 1,372 + 9,604 = 14 + 1,372 + 9,604 = 10,990 legs in all! 10,990 legs in all!

3. Note: You may have drawn a picture to help you solve the problem. You may have drawn a picture to help you solve the problem. You may have used the total for one girl and multiplied by seven. You may have used the total for one girl and multiplied by seven. There usually is more than one way to approach and solve problems in math. The important thing is to begin to think and write something down!!! There usually is more than one way to approach and solve problems in math. The important thing is to begin to think and write something down!!!