If we assume Sam would achieve his aim of cutting the metal into 8 pieces.
Then he will make 8 cuts. It takes him 5 minutes to make each cut. This is how long it takes to make the cut. This only tells us that he will take a total of 8*5 = 40 minutes, to make all the cuts.
Sam will make 8 cuts as stated in the question.
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