
How can you cut a rectangular cake in 8 symmetric pieces in three cuts?
Mayur Jadhav
16h

Step 1: First Vertical Cut Cut the cake vertically down the middle, dividing it into two equal halves. Step 2: Second Horizontal Cut Cut the cake horizontally through the middle, making four equal pie...read more
Pranav Gangurde
19d

First cut in plus sign from top and then slit the cake horizontally sideways by height
Anonymous
4mo

3 cut
Devika K.S
4mo

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
5mo

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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8

productivetomato
5mo
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8
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
11mo

You can also try it diagonally, to get symmetric yet pieces of triangle shape.
Anonymous
11mo

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

8
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
1y
works at

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

hospitableappam
10mo

maar s#ale k
Anonymous
1y

are u ch#tiya
vamsi krishna
1y

2 Vertical Cuts straight from edge to edge in X shape format. The one in the middle horizontally like a sandwich
Anonymous
1y

abe ghochu rectangular hai. . .not round
John Pandian
1y

2 Vertical Cuts straight from edge to edge in X format. The one in the middle horizontally like a sandwich
nilesh kumar
1y

2
Adith P
1y

cut the cake horizontally stack the cake to 4 piece then stack again cut again now have 8 piece of cake
Anonymous
1y

2×2 square 8 piece
Pankaj Singh
1y

3 cuts
Joydeep Dey
1y

Not possible, max possible cut into 6pcs.

Santosh Khare
1y

Two times rows and two times coloum Shep cut
Abdulrehman Mirkar
1y

Sidha sidha ek hi baat bolo ga cake khane se matlab rakko cut krne me ky rakka hai
Anonymous
1y

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
1y

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
1y

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

Best knowledge
1y

Cake cut vertical 2 times equal and last cut horizontal in middle of vertical so be equal 8 peace
Rajveer Malsariya
1y

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
1y

cut the cake horizontally in middle first, and cut cake in same as plus sing
Nasar Iqubal
1y

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
1y

cut the cake horizontally along the base at the center of the height. Then cut vertically on two axis in the center
nayuma shaik
1y

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
1y

make 3 vertical cut equal, or make 3 horizontal cut equal
Manikandan
1y

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

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
1y

Cut it horizontal and vertical from the middle of the cake and u will get 8 symmetric pieces
Anonymous
1y

we cut the cake in parallel then you have to rectangulate once
Akshay Aher
1y

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
1y

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

Cut the cake on two side evenly.and now take pieces cut into horizontal get to the finally 8pieces
Anonymous
1y

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.
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