document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=292424>Question 292424</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You want to share 30 identical sausages equally among 18 people. How many cuts did you make?  How many pieces did you create?  Is there a formula for calculating the minimum number of cuts/pieces? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "How many cuts? Trick question. Take 18 sausages out. You have 12 left.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Get a long knife. Line up the 12 sausages one next to the other, touching side to side. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make a cut that creates sausage pieces that are 2/3 and 1/3 in length. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "With the sausages lined up the correct way, ONE cut will let you create 12 2/3 sized pieces and 12 1/3 sized pieces.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That's a total of 24 pieces, plus the original 18 gives 42 total pieces.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am sure the must be a formula, but given the way these sausages are given out, I don't see the need to use one.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One well placed cut does the trick. </SPAN>\n" );
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