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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 10:08 am
(August 14, 2016 at 10:04 am)Anomalocaris Wrote:
(August 14, 2016 at 9:55 am)mh.brewer Wrote: Change the cutting implement to have multiple blades. One action = one cut with multiple pieces. Think outside the box.

you will have to have a configurable multi-blade implement that can change blade spacing according to cake size.  A bit of stretch to say that is an elegant solution.

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RE: Can you cut a cake fairly to solve this middle school math problem? - by brewer - August 14, 2016 at 10:08 am

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