What is the least number of cuts to a cake that will enable you to give your eight (8) guests an equal piece?

Question

The answer is three make one horizntal cut then two vertical cuts making 8 slices.
Works great for plain cakes but is very messy for anything that has icing or fresh fruit etc.

Answer 1

I think your answer is four because:
1) Your first cut will divide the cake in half.
2) Your secon cut will divided into fourths.
3) Your third cut will divide it into two fourths and four eighths.
4) Your fourth cut will divide the cake into equal eighths.

Hope this makes sense!

Answer 2

4 if you want it pretty... and if you have a cake w/ different layers or something... like the other 2 guys said... BUT 3 if you want to be mathematical =) :

looking down on the cake, cut it once horizontally and once vertically - into 4 pieces. then turn your head sideways and cut the cake from the side into 2 layers - so now you'll have 4 pieces on top w/ lotsa frosting and 4 pieces on the bottom w/ only frosting on the side =)

Answer 3

Hello:

The answer would be four because cutting the cake four times would make it so each guest could have a piece of cake and cutting the cake four times equals eight pieces of cake.

Answer 4

Is it around cake, or a square cake, it could even be a sheet cake ,which is it?

Answer 5

3.

Answer 6

4 - but if my piece is larger than yours, so be it!

Cut circle (layer cake) in half; then quarters; then eighths.

Answer 7

three.

You cut it into quarters then do a horizontal cut. 8 slices

Answer 8

I sure like cheese cake!

Answer 9

Uhm...8?

Answer 10

4....