I'm pulling a son of a n00b

[Koenigsegg]

Dear Math Majors,

This quarter, we will be running a "problem of the week" project. Once a
week,
a challenging problem will be proposed to our undergraduate students. The name
of the first person correctly solving the problem will be announced on the
web page.

http://tinypic.com/e01um8.jpg

I honestly don't care at all about this "prize" and probably won't submit it at all if someone happens to post a correct answer.

Instead I'm posting this to those that are bored and want to extend your e-penises.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

14

 

[Zim Hosein]

You're giving him what he wants

 

[mugs]

Whoops, yeah, it's 14

 

[MX2]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
You're giving him what he wants

Yep....attention

 

[mchammer187]

i'm guessing 14

7 slices 1/8th the size

and 7 slices 1/56th the size

8 people show up than 7 people take a 1/7th slice and the last takes 7 1/56th slices

7 people show up than they each take 1 1/7th and 1 1/56th

 

[Lifted]

8 slices. It doesn't say there can't be any left over.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Originally posted by: mugs
My first thought was 56, but then I saw the unequal sizes part... but I think that's just to throw you off... (56 also seems way too easy...)

No, it makes a difference.

Cut it in 7 1/8th size pieces, and 7 1/56th size pieces. If 8 show up, serve 7 people the 1/8th size one, and one person all of the 1/56th size pieces. If 7 people show up, serve each person one of each size.

 

[imported_Tick]

7 pieces that are each a eighths, and one eighth of the cake cut into seven also works.

 

[Drakkon]

if i showed up to a party and some ^itch told me i could only have 1/56th of a piece fo cake I'd be like wtf....wheres my cake %@%...die!!!

 

[nakedfrog]

None of you are listing the size of the pieces. Although I'm not entirely sure that's possible without knowing how big the cake is.

 

[imported_Tick]

We're listing the size as a portion of the whole.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: Tick
We're listing the size as a portion of the whole.

My mistake.

 

[MrCodeDude]

Originally posted by: Lifted
8 slices. It doesn't say there can't be any left over.

This is correct.

It says each person must get the same amount. It says nothing about a left-over slice.