Question

What is the greatest number of pieces into which a circular pizza can be cut using five straight edge-to-edge cuts?

Answer 1

Can you draw a picture?

Answer 2

Thanks order.

Answer 3

I'm not sure if this is entirely correct; If someone can back me up it would be great! :)

Answer 4

Well order, the answer is 16.
you can see this link
http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?type=game&id=14210
it has the answer

Answer 5

So i think the cut lines should be more moved around

Answer 6

not parrellel

Answer 7

maybe something like this

Answer 8

I dunno if this is exact...

Answer 9

THis aswell. BUt its 14

Answer 10

OH MOST PIECES!! xD

Answer 11

yeah

Answer 12

I can't get the 16... The best I can get is 14. I hope it gets solved :)

Answer 13

i got it!!!

Answer 14

OOOh cool! I got 15

Answer 15

u just have to draw one line, then for the next lines just try to keep cutting as many pieces as u can for the next lines

Answer 16

Wow. Good job!
Interesting

Answer 17

thanks for helping out order.

Answer 18

No problem!

Answer 19

These are some seriously weird pizzas..

Answer 20

I know right @pepitop ?