Ask the Tick: How many legs?

There are 7 girls in a vanpool. Each girl has 7 backpacks. In each backpack, there are 7 big cats. For every big cat, there are 7 little cats. How many legs are there in the bus?

The Tick answers, courtesy of Cha Cha*

entity

count

leg count

total leg count

girls

7

2

14

bags

49

0

0

big cats

343

4

1372

little cats

2401

4

9604

     

10990

Editor's note: I love questions that feature little cats with their little legs. 10,976 little paws!

 

*And Bonsai, and Larry who already posted the answer