With two straight cuts, we can divide a flat pancake into four pieces: [asy]
size(4cm);
draw(Circle((0,0),1));
draw(rotate(45)*(1,0)--rotate(200)* (1,0),dashed);
draw(rotate(150)*(1,0)--rotate(330) *(1,0),dashed);
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What is the fewest number of straight cuts that will divide a flat pancake into $16$ pieces? (The pieces do not need to be the same shape or size.)

dalila is incorrect. the whisker on the left is very long, going all the way out to 5. the whisker goes from 5 to 30, so it has a spread of 25. the rest of the box plot values are closer together, so 5 is an outlier

hi there!

question 1 answer: p/q can be terminating when q = 5^m * 2^n

question 2 answer: -1 and -1

question 3 answer: -4

question 4 answer: 5/12

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