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Cut the Cake

v-chocTruffleCake1.jpgProblem

How can you cut a cake into eight pieces with just three perfectly straight cuts?

Answer

Two cuts into quarters vertically (top to bottom) then one cut horizontally through the cake to get 8. (like a sponge cake)

Picture from: http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y187/vsamperuru/v-chocTruffleCake1.jpg

Posted on Sunday, July 15, 2007 at 09:58AM by Registered CommenterEmma A Holliday | CommentsPost a Comment

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