Question

Jen cut a piece of paper in half and threw away one half. She cut the remaining paper in half and threw away one half. She continued doing this until she had a piece of paper whose area was 1/32 as great as the area of the original piece of paper. How many cuts did she make?

Answer 1

1 cut- 1/2
2 cuts- 1/4
3 cuts- 1/8
4 cuts- 1/16
5 cuts-1/32
So 5 cuts