Question 5
A single cut can divide a cake into 2 pieces. Two cuts can divide it into 4 pieces. What is the most pieces of cake you can get with three cuts?
Treat the cake as a flat shape: each cut is straight across its top, with no stacking or moving pieces and no horizontal cut through its thickness.
Treat the cake as a flat shape: each cut is straight across its top, with no stacking or moving pieces and no horizontal cut through its thickness.