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Thursday, November 17, 2005
It's my unbirthday!
The birthday cake must be cut into eight equally sized pieces. However, you are allowed to make only 3 straight cuts.
The Question: How can the cake be cut into eight pieces with only 3 straight cuts?
Well you would make two cuts, to make 4 equal peices (like an X) and then cut the cake horizontally. Sorta like if you had a two layer cake, you just seperate the two layers with a cut. Then you get 8 equal one layer peieces.
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Well you would make two cuts, to make 4 equal peices (like an X) and then cut the cake horizontally. Sorta like if you had a two layer cake, you just seperate the two layers with a cut. Then you get 8 equal one layer peieces.
ReplyDeleteSo you pretty much tear the 2 layer caek apart? Cheap. =p
ReplyDeletebut it works.
ReplyDeleteWell done, tim linden. I know a lot of people who always want that small piece, right?
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