Cut the Chain

You have four chains. Each chain has three links in it. Although it is difficult to cut the links, you wish to make a single loop with all 12 links. What is the fewest number of cuts you must make to accomplish this task?




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The villagers loved to talk of Birbal's wisdom and cleverness,
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One day Akbar (emperor) drew a line across the floor.
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Everyone present thought the emperor had finally outsmarted Birbal.
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The phrase “thinking outside the box” was popularised from the solution to a topographical puzzle involving 9 dots in a box shape.