IBM Ponder This #019 · November 1999

A cube of stuffing measures $12$ centimetres on every side. It must fit into a rectangular space measuring $8$ by $8$ by $27$ centimetres.

How can the $12$ centimetre cube be cut into four pieces that reassemble into an $8\times 8\times 27$ centimetre rectangular block?

Solution

Best opened after a real attempt

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