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Folding Square (Posted on 2003-02-12)

You have a square piece of paper and you do not know its length or width.

What is the minimum number of folds required in order for the paper to only show 1/16 of its original size, 2/16 of it's original size, 3/16 of its original size........15/16 of its original size.

Note: You do not know where halfway marks or quarter marks lie on this piece of paper therefore you must use folds to mark these areas. You are allowed to use folds as guides to make other folds.

Submitted by Alan

Rating: 3.8571 (7 votes)

Solution: (Hide)

1/16 4 folds
2/16 3 folds
3/16 3 folds
4/16 2 folds
5/16 4 folds
6/16 2 folds
7/16 4 folds
8/16 1 fold
9/16 5 folds
10/16 4 folds
11/16 5 folds
12/16 2 folds
13/16 4 folds
14/16 3 folds
15/16 3 folds

Comments: ( You must be logged in to post comments.)

Subject	Author	Date
Uhh... not sure about Alan's solution	Bryan	2003-03-28 12:23:13
Folding Square	delvin	2003-02-12 16:50:45
re(2): Folding 12/16 : 3/16	levik	2003-02-12 06:16:24
re: Folding 12/16	levik	2003-02-12 06:13:17
cheating	Cory Taylor	2003-02-12 04:54:57
Folding	levik	2003-02-12 03:38:59

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