If Mike cuts along the marked lines, how many pieces will he get?

crossing right through the center.

Other lines wrap around the length of the cylinder, dividing it into sections.

Mike is planning to cut precisely along every single one of those black lines.

Your goal is to figure out how many individual pieces of wood Mike will end up with.

Will he get just a few large blocks, or will the log break down into many smaller pieces?

Take a moment to carefully count the cuts and visualize how the log splits apart.

Try to picture each cut in your mind