the man and the cake
Geometry
Level
3
a man has a cake and needs to cut it into 8 slices. what is the minimum amount of tries it takes to cut it into 8 slices?
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1 solution
Cut the cake in quarters (4 pieces) using 2 of the cuts – one horizontally down the center of the cake and the other vertically down the center of the cake. ... Finally, you can just cut that stack of 4 pieces in half – using your third and final cut – and then you will end up with 8 pieces of cake!