Gold Bar: A gold bar is exactly 31 centimeters long. If you want to divide the bar into smaller segments so that one or a combination of segments can add up to every whole number of centimeters from 1 to 31, how many cuts must you make?
Patty
February 17, 2009
How many times must you cut a gold bar that is 31 cm long for the pieces to all be the same?
Gold Bar: A gold bar is exactly 31 centimeters long. If you want to divide the bar into smaller segments so that one or a combination of segments can add up to every whole number of centimeters from 1 to 31, how many cuts must you make?
Patty