Puzzling 7s
Algebra
Level
3
Seven houses each have seven cats. Each cat kills seven mice. Each of the mice if alive would have eaten 7 ears of wheat. Each ear of wheat produces seven measures of flour. How many measures of flour were saved by the cat?
The answer is 16807.
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1 solution
Each thing does seven of something and this happens 5 times so 7 7 7 7 7 there for 7^5 which is 16807 for a more detailed explanation search up rind papyrus or ahmes puzzle