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    $\begingroup$ Are we allowed to rearrange the pieces between cuts? $\endgroup$
    – Bass
    Commented Dec 21, 2019 at 8:18
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    $\begingroup$ Does this answer your question? Nine gangsters and a gold bar $\endgroup$
    – Jaap Scherphuis
    Commented Dec 21, 2019 at 11:01
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    $\begingroup$ @JaapScherphuis Not quite a duplicate, I think. That question is definitely useful for answering this one, but for a cake dissection, answering "how many cuts needed" is a bit more complex than just "how many pieces to cut into". $\endgroup$
    – Rand al'Thor
    Commented Dec 21, 2019 at 12:45
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    $\begingroup$ @JaapScherphuis Working on a version of the problem you mention was how I came up with this problem. But knowing the answer to one won't help with the other. $\endgroup$
    – gyancey
    Commented Dec 21, 2019 at 16:10
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    $\begingroup$ @athin Thanks man! This was a fun puzzle to come up with. $\endgroup$
    – gyancey
    Commented Dec 24, 2019 at 4:08