document.write( "Question 704960: In my daughters PreAlgebra work book, she has a question stating: \"Show how to cut a cake into sixteenths with exactly 5 cuts.\" There is a picture of a 3D circle cake. Help!! \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #434360 by nerdybill(7384)\"\" \"About 
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Your first 4 cuts is from the top -- as you would normally cut a cake.
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\n" ); document.write( "Your FIFTH cut is NOT from the top -- but, rather from the side -- giving you 16 slices.
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