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Interesting math problem. How many legs are there?
A coachman was driving a carriage with three people sitting on it. Everyone carries three bags, and each bag contains three big cats. Each big cat takes three kittens, and each kitten takes three mice for dry food. How many legs does a * * * have?

The first answer:

A (two-legged) driver is driving a (four-legged) horse. There are three people sitting in the car (3x2=6 legs). Each person carries three bags (3x3=9 bags). Each bag contains three big cats (3x9x4= 108 legs), and each big cat contains three kittens (3x9x).

So 2+4+6+108+324+972 =1416 legs.

The second answer:

Two legs: 1 driver +3 passengers =4 people; Four people take three bags, 4× 3 = 12 bags.

Quadruped: 1 horse; 3 big cats in each bag: 12 (bag) × 3 = 36 big cats; 36 big cats, 3 kittens each: 36× 3 = 108 kittens; 108 kittens have only 3 mice: 108× 3 = 324 mice. The total number of legs is equal to (36+108+324+1) × 4+4× 2 =1884 legs.

Note: it must be noted that each person carries three bags, the driver is human and there are three bags.

The third answer:

Horse: 1 four-legged horse.

People: 4 people with 8 legs.

Big cats: 4 people ×3 bags ×3 cats =36 cats ×4 legs -= 144 legs.

Kittens: 36 big cats× 3 =108× 4 legs =432 legs.

Mouse: big cat 36+ kitten 108 = 144× 3 = 432× 4 legs = 1728 legs.

Under the condition of no disability and no pregnancy, the total number of legs = 4+8+144+432+1728 = 2316 legs.

Of course, there are other answers. You can work out which one is correct.