A chocolate block is of 4 X 4 size. How many cuts are needed to make 1 X 1 size blocks. No simultaneous vert. & horz. cuts? – Just Crack Interview

A chocolate block is of 4 X 4 size. How many cuts are needed to make 1 X 1 size blocks. No simultaneous vert. & horz. cuts?

A chocolate block is of 4 X 4 size. How many cuts are needed to make 1 X 1 size blocks. No simultaneous vert. & horz. cuts?

Ques:- A chocolate block is of 4 X 4 size. How many cuts are needed to make 1 X 1 size blocks. No simultaneous vert. & horz. cuts?
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  1. 4 cuts..
    first cut it exactly into 2 parts along y axis.. now v have
    2 blocks.Place 1 block over the other block.
    Now cut it along x axis.. Therefore now v have 2 cuts n 4
    blocks..
    place each block over the other(Stack it) n then perform a
    cut each along both the axes..
    Thus v’l have 16 1 X 1 blocks at the end of 4 cuts..

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