Week #8 Winter 2002
Even if you didn't know who Yogi Berra is, you still
have a shot at solving the WSU Math Department's

YOGI BERRA
 ISN'T HUNGRY
 

When asked if he wanted his pizza cut into four or eight slices, Yogi Berra replied: "Four. I don't think I can eat eight." With one straight cut you can slice a circular pizza into two pieces. A second cut that crosses the first one will produce four pieces, and a third cut can produce as many as seven pieces. What is the largest number of pieces that you can get with six straight cuts?

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