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You can also get 6 pieces by rearranging between the cuts. Put the donut flat on the table and make a downwards cut through the center. That gives you two C shapes. Align one on top of the other and make another downward cut, slicing off the 'prongs'. So you get 4 prong pieces plus 2 attenuated C shapes.
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∙ 15y agoYou start by cutting the doughnut in half lengthwise , take those two pieces & fold them in half , then stack them on one another , and make two intersecting cuts from above your stack , that should give you twelve pieces, what this accomplishes is another ?
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∙ 14y ago1.) Cut the cake in half through the center (so that it creates a top and a bottom half). 2.) Cut the cake in half across the center (from the top down) widhtwise. 3.) Cut the cake in half across the center (from the top down) lengthwise.
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∙ 12y agoYou cut it three times until you get twelve pieces! ha' your welcome . :D
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∙ 13y agoYou would cut it into 4 pieces and then you would cut through the middle.
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∙ 10y agoMaximum number possible is five pieces by making two lines that border the hole in the center and intersect near one end.
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∙ 13y agoyes, two on top to make an x and one through the side to cut those 4 pieces you just made into 8.
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