How is it possible to cut a cake into eight equal parts......with just three straight cuts with a knife????
It is possible, just think...........
2007-03-18 08:21:44 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
square cake
2007-03-18 08:28:58 · update #1
NO horizontal cuts, all three cuts are vertical (top to bottom)
2007-03-18 08:35:37 · update #2
all straight cuts
2007-03-18 08:48:50 · update #3
Assuming the cake has a filling layer in the middle... 3 vertical lines spaced equally apart. I don't know! I just spent almost 20 min. trying to figure it out. Tell me please, I'm begging you!!!
2007-03-18 09:36:11 · answer #1 · answered by Maya24 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cut one goes from side to side, passing through the center of the cake as one looks down at it.
Cut two is made in a similar manner, at 90 degrees from the first cut.
Cut three cuts the cake horizontally, cutting side to side instead of top-down.
Thus, in three dimensions, we have eight equal pieces.
2007-03-18 15:24:53 · answer #2 · answered by yossarius 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's sooooooooooooo easy!
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2007-03-18 16:22:45 · answer #3 · answered by babycakes_rocks 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would take two cuts vertically into the cake, to divide the cake into four equal wedges. Then simply cut the cake in half horizontally.
That's my two cents for ya.
2007-03-18 15:28:41 · answer #4 · answered by dontsmokecrackorshootthatsmack 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Make 3 cuts on the top, the left side, and the right side of the cake.
2007-03-18 15:25:20 · answer #5 · answered by ♥ [þæ] ツ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
is it a square cake or a round cake?
2 horizontal cuts and 1 vertical
2007-03-18 15:24:35 · answer #6 · answered by pinhed_1976 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
first make one horizontal cut so that the cake splits into two equal layers then make two vertical cross cuts.....now u get 8 equal pieces
2007-03-18 15:31:57 · answer #7 · answered by rd 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1 cut it to 2 layers, 2 cut half, 3 cut after rotate 45 degrees
2007-03-18 15:25:42 · answer #8 · answered by peternaarstig 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Make the three cuts with a knife and then use a spoon to cut the rest.
2007-03-18 15:36:37 · answer #9 · answered by Hi 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First cut....cut it into a top half and bottom half, like floors of a building.
Second and third cuts, cut into quarters so that each half , top and bottom, now have four pieces.
2007-03-18 15:26:26 · answer #10 · answered by FCabanski 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋