How would you cut a cake in 8 pieces with only three cuts.

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How would you cut a cake in 8 pieces with only three cuts...

Answer / guest

2 cuts to make 4 piece and one cut at half way of the width
of cake to make those 4 pieces into 8 pieces.

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How would you cut a cake in 8 pieces with only three cuts...

Answer / amit razdan

first cut into four peices by giving two cuts..after cutting
it dont seprate it .. In between tbe cake make a circular cut
in the center will allow u to seprate it to as 4 of 4 ie 8
peices

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How would you cut a cake in 8 pieces with only three cuts...

Answer / sohan

1st cut:- Cut a cake in two pieces and arrange both pieces one above another

2nd cut:-Cut the arranged pieces and now you have 4 pieces and repeat the
same thing,again arrange all pieces one above the other

3rd cut:-cut all the arranged pieces and you have 8 pieces with you.

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How would you cut a cake in 8 pieces with only three cuts...

Answer / guest

1.cut the cake horizontally from middle like a burger.
2. make 1 horizontal cut
3.make one vertical cut

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How would you cut a cake in 8 pieces with only three cuts...

Answer / guest

cut the cake first in between means make two layer den simply
cut it twice den which will give 8 pieces

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How would you cut a cake in 8 pieces with only three cuts...

Answer / debabrata.kamila

at first cut the cake in tow pieces...then put a piece over
the other then cut... then put the two piece over the other
two then cut ....

1>2
2>4
4>8

debabrata kamila

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How would you cut a cake in 8 pieces with only three cuts...

Answer / guest

with knife

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How would you cut a cake in 8 pieces with only three cuts...

Answer / debabrata.kamila

at first cut the cake in tow pieces...then put a piece over
the other then cut... then put the two piece over the other
two then cut ....

1>2
2>4
4>8

debabrata kamila

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How would you cut a cake in 8 pieces with only three cuts...

Answer / guest

cut the cake in to four parts using 2 cuts and then the 3rd
cut vertically

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How would you cut a cake in 8 pieces with only three cuts...

Answer / jk

Fold the cake and make 2 cuts cross you will get 8 pieces by
2 cut itself.. or make a cross by 2 cuts and make a circle
cut in the center you can get 8 piece by 3 cuts..

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