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 6Ã4 bar,
and make these $6$ cuts:
This leaves six 1Ã1 pieces and this:
Now make these $2$ cuts:
You now have twelve 1Ã1 pieces and a 6Ã2 chunk
(from the center of the 6Ã4 bar).ÃÂ
That can trivially be cut into 1Ã1 pieces with $11$ cuts,
so the entire job is done with $6+2+11=19$ cuts.
IâÂÂm 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
â stelioball
6 mins ago
âÂÂthe 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 perimeterâÂÂ.â What documented rule does my answer violate?
â Peregrine Rook
4 mins ago
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2 Answers
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2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
4
down vote
accepted
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
4
down vote
accepted
up vote
4
down vote
accepted
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.
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 6Ã4 bar,
and make these $6$ cuts:
This leaves six 1Ã1 pieces and this:
Now make these $2$ cuts:
You now have twelve 1Ã1 pieces and a 6Ã2 chunk
(from the center of the 6Ã4 bar).ÃÂ
That can trivially be cut into 1Ã1 pieces with $11$ cuts,
so the entire job is done with $6+2+11=19$ cuts.
IâÂÂm sure that this can be improved further.
1
I cant approve this as an answer because the second cut hits the perimeter 6 times instead of 2 as the rule said
â stelioball
6 mins ago
âÂÂthe 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 perimeterâÂÂ.â What documented rule does my answer violate?
â Peregrine Rook
4 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
I submit that I can do it in
$large19$
cuts.
Start from the 6Ã4 bar,
and make these $6$ cuts:
This leaves six 1Ã1 pieces and this:
Now make these $2$ cuts:
You now have twelve 1Ã1 pieces and a 6Ã2 chunk
(from the center of the 6Ã4 bar).ÃÂ
That can trivially be cut into 1Ã1 pieces with $11$ cuts,
so the entire job is done with $6+2+11=19$ cuts.
IâÂÂm sure that this can be improved further.
1
I cant approve this as an answer because the second cut hits the perimeter 6 times instead of 2 as the rule said
â stelioball
6 mins ago
âÂÂthe 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 perimeterâÂÂ.â What documented rule does my answer violate?
â Peregrine Rook
4 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
I submit that I can do it in
$large19$
cuts.
Start from the 6Ã4 bar,
and make these $6$ cuts:
This leaves six 1Ã1 pieces and this:
Now make these $2$ cuts:
You now have twelve 1Ã1 pieces and a 6Ã2 chunk
(from the center of the 6Ã4 bar).ÃÂ
That can trivially be cut into 1Ã1 pieces with $11$ cuts,
so the entire job is done with $6+2+11=19$ cuts.
IâÂÂm sure that this can be improved further.
I submit that I can do it in
$large19$
cuts.
Start from the 6Ã4 bar,
and make these $6$ cuts:
This leaves six 1Ã1 pieces and this:
Now make these $2$ cuts:
You now have twelve 1Ã1 pieces and a 6Ã2 chunk
(from the center of the 6Ã4 bar).ÃÂ
That can trivially be cut into 1Ã1 pieces with $11$ cuts,
so the entire job is done with $6+2+11=19$ cuts.
IâÂÂm sure that this can be improved further.
answered 10 mins ago
Peregrine Rook
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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
â stelioball
6 mins ago
âÂÂthe 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 perimeterâÂÂ.â What documented rule does my answer violate?
â Peregrine Rook
4 mins ago
add a comment |Â
1
I cant approve this as an answer because the second cut hits the perimeter 6 times instead of 2 as the rule said
â stelioball
6 mins ago
âÂÂthe 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 perimeterâÂÂ.â What documented rule does my answer violate?
â Peregrine Rook
4 mins ago
1
1
I cant approve this as an answer because the second cut hits the perimeter 6 times instead of 2 as the rule said
â 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
â stelioball
6 mins ago
âÂÂthe 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 perimeterâÂÂ.â What documented rule does my answer violate?
â Peregrine Rook
4 mins ago
âÂÂthe 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 perimeterâÂÂ.â What documented rule does my answer violate?
â Peregrine Rook
4 mins ago
add a comment |Â
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