| If you had a 6 pearl necklace, and cut it into lengths of 1, 2, and 3 pearls, you could create a
necklace of any length from 1 to 6 pearls: 1 (1 pearl length), 2 (2 pearl length) , 3 (3 pearl length), 4
(Connect the 1 pearl and 3 pearl lengths), 5 (Connect the 2 pearl and 3 pearl lengths), or 6 pearls
(Connect all three lengths) .
Q: Similarly, suppose you have a 23 pearl necklace, and want to cut it into 5 lengths such that you
could create a necklace of any length from 1 to 23 pearls. How would you do it?
Difficulty level: Reasonably challenging?
NOTE: The first person with a correct solution gets a No Homework pass.
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