How long will it take?

Question

A carpenter was in a terrible hurry. He had to work as quickly as possible

to cut a very heavy 10 foot plank into 10 equal sections. If it takes 1

minute per cut, how long will it take him to get the 10 equal pieces?

Answer 1

9 minutes, HA! i knew it, lolz really nice question though!! that's funny too, so i am going to show it to my friends!

Answer 2

it shouldn't take him 1 min to cut a piece of wood. you better hire a new carpenter  

Answer 3

9 minutes

Answer 4

9 minutes, because when he makes the 9th cut, he's left with the 9th section and the 10th section. He doesn't have to cut it.

Answer 5

9 minutes.

Answer 6

4 minutes

He first cuts the board in half.

He then stacks the boards and cuts them at the 3 foot mark.

He then stacks the boards again and cuts them at the 1 foot and 2 foot marks.

A total of 4 cuts for 10 equal sections.