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Challenge 54: Cut The Cake
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Ratio and his five friends want to share a 9-inch square chocolate cake with marshmallow icing. How can Ratio cut the cake so that each person receives an equal share of both cake and icing?
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Properties of three-dimensional shapes can be understood by thinking about their two-dimensional faces. Dividing geometric shapes according to certain criteria is critical to the work of city planners, graphic designers, and real-estate developers.
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