Capgemini Interview Questions: How can you cut a rectangular cake in 8 symmetric pieces in

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How can you cut a rectangular cake in 8 symmetric pieces in three cuts?

Pranav Gangurde

15d

First cut in plus sign from top and then slit the cake horizontally sideways by height

Anonymous

4mo

3 cut

Devika K.S

4mo

ex -

State Bank of India

the cake into quarters (4 pieces) using 2 of the cuts – one horizontally down the centre of the cake and the other vertically down the centre of the cake. This will leave you with 4 pieces (or slices)...read more

Priyanshu Ranjan

4mo

First Cut: Make a vertical cut down the middle of the cake. This will divide the cake into two equal halves. Second Cut: Make a horizontal cut across the middle of the cake. Now, you have four equal p...read more

Hillan Shaba

5mo

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You will get 8 equal pieces using 3 cuts of a knife.

productivetomato

5mo

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productivetomato

5mo

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naveen kumari

6mo

After the first horizontal cut, you have 2 pieces. After the second vertical cut, you have 4 pieces (each of equal size and shape). After the third diagonal cut, you have 8 pieces (each piece is a tri...read more

simon mofya mwansa

6mo

8 cuts

Anonymous

7mo

1 cut on center of x axis, 2nd cut on the y axis, 3rd cut on the center of z axis.

Subas mohanty

7mo

Solution: The solution can be divided into 3 basic steps. But apart from this there are also other method of executing this task. Step 1: Cut the cake into quarters (4 pieces) using 2 of the cuts – on...read more

sukhman

8mo

amax min

Shubham Pandey

10mo

The worst-case scenario is that you pick all 5 black gloves first. In this case, you would need to pick 6 gloves to ensure you get at least one white glove and thus a perfect pair. So, in the worst-ca...read more

Shubham Pandey

10mo

First Cut: Make a vertical cut down the center of the cake, dividing it into two equal halves. Second Cut: Stack the two halves on top of each other. Then make a horizontal cut across the stacked halv...read more

TARUN SHARMA

10mo

4 cuts max

SUNNY KUMAR

11mo

I am gonna Cut half along width and length. Put it over other piece. Repeat this 2 more times. Hence in 3 cut you will get 8 symmetric pieces.

Anonymous

10mo

You can also try it diagonally, to get symmetric yet pieces of triangle shape.

Anonymous

10mo

U are 75% correct, extra 25% for thinking. U r making 4 cuts that's y deducted that 25%. Better afte...read more

Parashuram Laxman Ghorpade

11mo

Get 8 cuts

Sween Joseph Coutinho

11mo

Cut the cake in 2 perpendicular section and then cut one of the half into another perpendicular section it's question of similarity and not of congrulanty or equality

nisha syal

11mo

cut the cake horizontally along the base at the center of the height. Then 3 cuts vertically in the center

Rahul maddhesiya

11mo

Mani viki

11mo

Initially make a X cut (2 cuts) , and arrange the cake in straight line and make a (1 cut) cut, you get 8 pieces.

gratefulstephen

works at

Shree Malani Foams

Question itself is wrong, there should be 3 dimension in the cake, can not be Rectangular

hospitableappam

10mo

maar s#ale k

Anonymous

are u ch#tiya

vamsi krishna

2 Vertical Cuts straight from edge to edge in X shape format. The one in the middle horizontally like a sandwich

Anonymous

abe ghochu rectangular hai. . .not round

John Pandian

2 Vertical Cuts straight from edge to edge in X format. The one in the middle horizontally like a sandwich

nilesh kumar

Adith P

cut the cake horizontally stack the cake to 4 piece then stack again cut again now have 8 piece of cake

Anonymous

2×2 square 8 piece

Pankaj Singh

3 cuts

Joydeep Dey

Not possible, max possible cut into 6pcs.

Santosh Khare

Two times rows and two times coloum Shep cut

Abdulrehman Mirkar

Sidha sidha ek hi baat bolo ga cake khane se matlab rakko cut krne me ky rakka hai

Anonymous

You need to cut in the middle in a diamond shape and then you need to cut vertically in the middle of the cake.you get the 8symmetric pieces in three cuts.

Shahana Sulthana

To cut a rectangular cake into 8 symmetric pieces with three cuts, you can make two perpendicular cuts intersecting at the center of the cake, creating four equal quarters. Then, make a third cut hori...read more

Kashid Chaitanya

First two cuts in vertical axis from centre and third from horizontal from centre

Best knowledge

Cake cut vertical 2 times equal and last cut horizontal in middle of vertical so be equal 8 peace

Rajveer Malsariya

First cut : Cut the cake from between. So it looks like u hv two cakes which are half the size (height) of the original one. Keep these two pieces on each other. Do not keep them separately. Second cu...read more

Anonymous

cut the cake horizontally in middle first, and cut cake in same as plus sing

Nasar Iqubal

First cut the cake vertically and horizontally then cut it in middle of the cake horizontally then it will be in 8 pieces

Durgesh pal Singh

cut the cake horizontally along the base at the center of the height. Then cut vertically on two axis in the center

nayuma shaik

First cut the cake vertically and horizontally then cut it in middle of the cake horizontally then it will be in 8 pieces

Anwaar Ahmed

make 3 vertical cut equal, or make 3 horizontal cut equal

Manikandan

Make 1 vertical cut, 2 horizontal cuts, and one final cut in between the cakes to yield eight 8 pieces.

Shiva k

1. Cut horizontally in half. (2 pieces) 2. Cut vertically through the center, perpendicular to the first cut. (4 pieces) 3. Cut vertically again, parallel to the first cut, dividing each of the 4 piec...read more

Anonymous

Cut it horizontal and vertical from the middle of the cake and u will get 8 symmetric pieces

Anonymous

we cut the cake in parallel then you have to rectangulate once

Akshay Aher

Step 1: Cut the cake in the middle of y-axis parallel to the x-axis. Step 2: Cut the cake in the middle of x-axis parallel to the y-axis Step 3: Cut the cake in the middle of z-axis parallel to eithe...read more

Nitish Prasad

it's simple 1 cut vertical, 2 cut horizontally,and the last cut between the cake and get 8 pieces.

S BALA MURUGAN

Cut the cake on two side evenly.and now take pieces cut into horizontal get to the finally 8pieces

Anonymous

One cut vertically another cut horizontally. Now we have 4 symmetric pieces. Last cut in between the cake, parallel to top and bottom of the cake. Now we have 4 on top and 4 on bottom.

Anonymous

You can cut a rectangular cake into 8 symmetric pieces with three cuts by following these steps:

1. Make two parallel cuts vertically through the center of the cake, dividing it into three equal rectan...read more

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