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Kim has a big round cheese, and an even bigger knife.

With three straight cuts, what’s the largest number of pieces she can cut?

Need a hint?

You can draw the cheese as a circle on your paper, but remember the actual cheese is 3D.

Brainteaser answer

With three cuts through the centre, Kim could cut six wedges.

Being a bit trickier, she could cut it into quarters with two cuts, and make a slanting third cut not through the centre. This would make seven pieces.

For the ultimate in cheesy cutting, she could use two cuts to make four quarters, and a third cut through the side of the cheese, cutting each quarter in half and giving eight pieces of cheese.