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How can you cut a cake into 7 equal pieces making only 3 straight cuts?
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1) One vertical cut in half.
2) A second vertical cut at 90 degrees to the previous one. You should now have 4 equal pieces.
3) Make a cut parallel to the table, halfway through the cake. Like you are slicing a bagel in half or a subway sandwich. Should now have 8 equal pieces.
4) Eat one piece!
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How can you cut a cake into 8 pieces with 3 straight cuts without moving the pieces?
3 right to left and 1 time down the middle towards you
Is 1 third equal to 2 ninths?
No, 1 third is equal to 3 ninthsNo, it is equal to 2 sixths, or 3 ninths. Think of, or better draw, a cake. Split it into thirds, colour one third in. You have one third of cake. Make the cake into 6 equal slices. There will now be 2 shaded parts. Make the cake into 9, equal pieces. There should be 3 shaded parts.
How do you cut a cake into 16 pieces using 5 cuts?
Cut a round cake in eight equal sized wedge shaped pieces with four vertical cuts, then make one horizontal cut through the center of the cake to equal sixteen pieces.It's slightly more tricky if you are only allowed to cut the horizontal cross-section of the cake (treat the cake as a circle). In this case, first divide the cake with one cut (2 pieces), then cut it again so that it intersects the first cut (4 pieces), then cut it a third time so that it intersects both cuts previously made, at different points (7 pieces), then let the fourth cut intersect all three cuts so far at different points (11 pieces), and let the fifth and final cut intersect all four cuts at different points (16 pieces total).
A cake is divided into four pieces. How do you make it into eight equal parts with just one cut?
Cut horizontally, with the plane of the knife parallel to the table, halfway between the table and the top of the cake.
Explain why one eighth is greater than one tenth but less than one third?
Ok, imagine a cake. If you have 1/3, you cut the cake into 3 equal pieces, and take 1 piece. Now if you have 1/8, you cut the cake into eight equal pieces and take 1. The piece is smaller, so it's less than 1/3. For 1/10, you cut the cake into 10 equal pieces, and take 1. The piece is smaller than the 1/3 piece and 1/8 piece.When it comes to 1/x in fractions, the bigger x is the smaller the fraction is, and vice-versa.
If you have a normal cake What is the maximum number of pieces you can make with only 4 straight cuts?
You would have 8 pieces of cake. A: I can make ten pieces.
This cake is cut into 12 equal pieces 3 pieces are eaten what percentage of the cake is left?
3/4 or 75% is left. 3/4=75%
How can you cut a pie into 8 pieces with 3 straight cuts with out moving the slices?
cut an "X" on the top of the cake,like you normally would,then cut the cake straight the the middle of the cake if you wer looking at it so its horizantal,and you're like on your knees.....so your basically cutting 4 pieces in a 2 layer cake
How do you cut a cake into 8 equal pieces in 3 cuts?
This is a trick question. Normally if you wanted to cut a cake into 8 equal pieces you would do so with more than 3 cuts. However, it is possible to do it in 3 cuts if you have a sufficiently long knife. By cutting the cake with two perpendicular cuts you can easily get 4 equal pieces. Then you rearrange these 4 pieces so that they are in a line, with all the pointy ends aligned in the same direction. Then you can cut all four pieces in half with one more cut. But it takes a long knife.Answer:Alternately two perpendicular cuts to make 4 equal pieces and a horizontal cut at the middle of the cake to make it into two equal layers each with 4 equal pieces.But if the cake has frosting on top, then the top pieces can't really be exactly equal to the bottom pieces which won't have frosting on top. Nonetheless, it's a good alternative. And not all cakes are frosted.
What is the fairest way to cut a cake for 6 people?
The best way to divide a square cake into 6 pieces would to first cut the cake in half (creating 2 pieces) and cutting each of those 2 pieces into thirds (creating 6 pieces).
Can you cut a cake into 9 equal pieces using only cuts?
use a cutter
How can you cut a rectangular cake into 8 equal parts with only 3 cuts?
-- Adjust the direction of the knife so that it's parallel to the length of the cake,and cut (1) the cake down the middle ... 2 equal pieces.-- Turn the knife 90 degrees so that it's parallel to the width of the cake,and cut (2) the cake down the middle ... 4 equal pieces.-- Stack the 4 equal pieces in an even stack, so that their edges all line up.Cut (3) the stack in two equal pieces, either length-wise, width-wise, oralong either diagonal ... 8 equal pieces.Alternate method for any one of the cuts described above, (1) or (2) or (3):-- Turn the knife so that the blade is parallel to the cake-board and half ofthe height of the cake above the board. Slice through the height of the cake,keeping the knife parallel to the cake's bottom surface, to its top surface andto the cake-board, cutting the whole cake into an upper layer and a lower layerof equal thickness.
Cutting a cake into 16 pieces with 5 cuts?
All your cuts will be diameters, which means all the cuts will be straight lines that pass through the center of the cake. Your first cut can be anywhere, as long as it's straight and passes through the center. But to make things easy, make your first cut vertical. You now have two equal pieces. Then rotate the cake 90 degrees and make a second diameter cut. It will be perpendicular to the first cut. You now have four equal pieces. Now, rotate the cake 45 degrees and make a third cut through the center. After doing so, rotate the cake 90 degrees from the last cut and make a fourth cut. You should now have eight equal pieces. By now you should be getting the idea. You have to make four more cuts. Each cut should be through the center and should exactly halve the eight slices. This will produce 16 equal slices. By the way, having the interval is a good way of cutting up a square or rectangular cake, too. Every cut should halve the remaining pieces. You start by cutting the cake in half. Then you cut the halves in half. Then you cut the quarters (halves of halves) in half, and so on.
How can you cut a cake into 8 pieces with 3 straight cuts without moving the pieces?
3 right to left and 1 time down the middle towards you
If you have a round cake and some one cuts out a random size of chunk from it. How can you make one straight line cut from it so as to divide the cake into two equal halves?
The most obvious ways are:Cutting the cake parallel to the top, halfway up the height gives two equal pieces (by geometry)Hanging the cake from any point on the edge (frozen to give it some strength) then cutting down from the point it is hung from will divide it in half (by weight)
Is 1 third equal to 2 ninths?
No, 1 third is equal to 3 ninthsNo, it is equal to 2 sixths, or 3 ninths. Think of, or better draw, a cake. Split it into thirds, colour one third in. You have one third of cake. Make the cake into 6 equal slices. There will now be 2 shaded parts. Make the cake into 9, equal pieces. There should be 3 shaded parts.
Explain how to cut a cake into 8 pieces with only 3 cuts?
Cut the cake down the center once. Then cut it down the center again at a perpendicular angle from the first cut. Now you have 4 equal size and shape pieces. Take the pieces and line them all up in a row with each center angle point touching the center of the arc of the next slice of cake. Then cut down the center of each piece in one long continuous cut. There you have it. 8 equal size and shape pieces.
