Hard 4x6 chocolate bar Riddle

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You have the following 4x6 chocolate bar. The question is what is the least amount of cuts you have to do in order to create 24 pieces of 1x1 chocolates.
the cuts can have any shape they want as long as they start from a point in the perimeter and end on another point of the perimeter. The line cant hit itself and every time we cut the chocolate we separate the pieces and cut each piece on its own.
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    You have the following 4x6 chocolate bar. The question is what is the least amount of cuts you have to do in order to create 24 pieces of 1x1 chocolates.
    the cuts can have any shape they want as long as they start from a point in the perimeter and end on another point of the perimeter. The line cant hit itself and every time we cut the chocolate we separate the pieces and cut each piece on its own.
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      You have the following 4x6 chocolate bar. The question is what is the least amount of cuts you have to do in order to create 24 pieces of 1x1 chocolates.
      the cuts can have any shape they want as long as they start from a point in the perimeter and end on another point of the perimeter. The line cant hit itself and every time we cut the chocolate we separate the pieces and cut each piece on its own.
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      You have the following 4x6 chocolate bar. The question is what is the least amount of cuts you have to do in order to create 24 pieces of 1x1 chocolates.
      the cuts can have any shape they want as long as they start from a point in the perimeter and end on another point of the perimeter. The line cant hit itself and every time we cut the chocolate we separate the pieces and cut each piece on its own.
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          The answer is that




          you need 23 cuts, no matter how you do it.




          Why?




          Each cut adds one piece to the total number of pieces you have. You need to go from 1 piece to 24 pieces, so you need 23 cuts total.







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            I submit that I can do it in




            $large19$




            cuts.



            Start from the 6×4 bar,




            and make these $6$ cuts:







            This leaves six 1×1 pieces and this:







            Now make these $2$ cuts:


            You now have twelve 1×1 pieces and a 6×2 chunk
            (from the center of the 6×4 bar). 
            That can trivially be cut into 1×1 pieces with $11$ cuts,
            so the entire job is done with $6+2+11=19$ cuts.




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              I cant approve this as an answer because the second cut hits the perimeter 6 times instead of 2 as the rule said
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            • “the cuts can have any shape they want as long as they start from a point in the perimeter and end on another point of the perimeter”.  What documented rule does my answer violate?
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            The answer is that




            you need 23 cuts, no matter how you do it.




            Why?




            Each cut adds one piece to the total number of pieces you have. You need to go from 1 piece to 24 pieces, so you need 23 cuts total.







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              up vote
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              The answer is that




              you need 23 cuts, no matter how you do it.




              Why?




              Each cut adds one piece to the total number of pieces you have. You need to go from 1 piece to 24 pieces, so you need 23 cuts total.







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                up vote
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                The answer is that




                you need 23 cuts, no matter how you do it.




                Why?




                Each cut adds one piece to the total number of pieces you have. You need to go from 1 piece to 24 pieces, so you need 23 cuts total.







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                The answer is that




                you need 23 cuts, no matter how you do it.




                Why?




                Each cut adds one piece to the total number of pieces you have. You need to go from 1 piece to 24 pieces, so you need 23 cuts total.








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                    I submit that I can do it in




                    $large19$




                    cuts.



                    Start from the 6×4 bar,




                    and make these $6$ cuts:







                    This leaves six 1×1 pieces and this:







                    Now make these $2$ cuts:


                    You now have twelve 1×1 pieces and a 6×2 chunk
                    (from the center of the 6×4 bar). 
                    That can trivially be cut into 1×1 pieces with $11$ cuts,
                    so the entire job is done with $6+2+11=19$ cuts.




                    I’m sure that this can be improved further.






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                      I cant approve this as an answer because the second cut hits the perimeter 6 times instead of 2 as the rule said
                      – stelioball
                      6 mins ago










                    • “the cuts can have any shape they want as long as they start from a point in the perimeter and end on another point of the perimeter”.  What documented rule does my answer violate?
                      – Peregrine Rook
                      4 mins ago














                    up vote
                    0
                    down vote













                    I submit that I can do it in




                    $large19$




                    cuts.



                    Start from the 6×4 bar,




                    and make these $6$ cuts:







                    This leaves six 1×1 pieces and this:







                    Now make these $2$ cuts:


                    You now have twelve 1×1 pieces and a 6×2 chunk
                    (from the center of the 6×4 bar). 
                    That can trivially be cut into 1×1 pieces with $11$ cuts,
                    so the entire job is done with $6+2+11=19$ cuts.




                    I’m sure that this can be improved further.






                    share|improve this answer
















                    • 1




                      I cant approve this as an answer because the second cut hits the perimeter 6 times instead of 2 as the rule said
                      – stelioball
                      6 mins ago










                    • “the cuts can have any shape they want as long as they start from a point in the perimeter and end on another point of the perimeter”.  What documented rule does my answer violate?
                      – Peregrine Rook
                      4 mins ago












                    up vote
                    0
                    down vote










                    up vote
                    0
                    down vote









                    I submit that I can do it in




                    $large19$




                    cuts.



                    Start from the 6×4 bar,




                    and make these $6$ cuts:







                    This leaves six 1×1 pieces and this:







                    Now make these $2$ cuts:


                    You now have twelve 1×1 pieces and a 6×2 chunk
                    (from the center of the 6×4 bar). 
                    That can trivially be cut into 1×1 pieces with $11$ cuts,
                    so the entire job is done with $6+2+11=19$ cuts.




                    I’m sure that this can be improved further.






                    share|improve this answer












                    I submit that I can do it in




                    $large19$




                    cuts.



                    Start from the 6×4 bar,




                    and make these $6$ cuts:







                    This leaves six 1×1 pieces and this:







                    Now make these $2$ cuts:


                    You now have twelve 1×1 pieces and a 6×2 chunk
                    (from the center of the 6×4 bar). 
                    That can trivially be cut into 1×1 pieces with $11$ cuts,
                    so the entire job is done with $6+2+11=19$ cuts.




                    I’m sure that this can be improved further.







                    share|improve this answer












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                    • 1




                      I cant approve this as an answer because the second cut hits the perimeter 6 times instead of 2 as the rule said
                      – stelioball
                      6 mins ago










                    • “the cuts can have any shape they want as long as they start from a point in the perimeter and end on another point of the perimeter”.  What documented rule does my answer violate?
                      – Peregrine Rook
                      4 mins ago












                    • 1




                      I cant approve this as an answer because the second cut hits the perimeter 6 times instead of 2 as the rule said
                      – stelioball
                      6 mins ago










                    • “the cuts can have any shape they want as long as they start from a point in the perimeter and end on another point of the perimeter”.  What documented rule does my answer violate?
                      – Peregrine Rook
                      4 mins ago







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                    I cant approve this as an answer because the second cut hits the perimeter 6 times instead of 2 as the rule said
                    – stelioball
                    6 mins ago




                    I cant approve this as an answer because the second cut hits the perimeter 6 times instead of 2 as the rule said
                    – stelioball
                    6 mins ago












                    “the cuts can have any shape they want as long as they start from a point in the perimeter and end on another point of the perimeter”.  What documented rule does my answer violate?
                    – Peregrine Rook
                    4 mins ago




                    “the cuts can have any shape they want as long as they start from a point in the perimeter and end on another point of the perimeter”.  What documented rule does my answer violate?
                    – Peregrine Rook
                    4 mins ago










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