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Can you cut a cake fairly to solve this middle school math problem?

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Can you cut a cake fairly to solve this middle school math problem?
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RE: Can you cut a cake fairly to solve this middle school math problem?
August 14, 2016 at 9:04 am
(August 14, 2016 at 9:01 am)Anomalocaris Wrote: Does it involve shaving off frosting and portioning the cake and frosting separately?


Oy vey!  Another good question.  I've gotten rusty.  But I'm going to say that gets resolved by the "using the minimum number of straight cuts possible" requirement.  So, since it is possible to leave the frosting intact, the minimum number of slices won't allow you that maneuver.
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RE: Can you cut a cake fairly to solve this middle school math problem? - by Whateverist - August 14, 2016 at 9:04 am

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