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Someone cuts a rope 13 into thirteen pieces How many times did they cut it

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1. Start with 1 uncut rope.
2. To create 13 pieces, you need to make cuts:

x + 1 = 13

, where

x

is the number of cuts.
3. Solve for

x: x = 13 - 1

.
4. Therefore,

x = 12

.

The answer is

12

cuts.

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