Gold Bar Fewest Cut

A worker is to perform work for you for seven straight days. In return for his work, you will pay him 1/7th of a bar of gold per day. The worker requires a daily payment of 1/7th of the bar of gold. What and where are the fewest number of cuts to the bar of gold that will allow you to pay him 1/7th each day?




Similar Riddles

What has lots of eyes, but can’t see?

Asked by Neha on 20 Feb 2022


This is a simple one. You just have to count the number of Fs in the given sentence.

Finished Files are the result of years of scientific study combined with the experience of years.

How many did you count?

Asked by Neha on 02 Oct 2024

There are four 3-link chains. All you have to do is join them into a big 12-link chain. For joining two closed links, one of the links must be cut and placed onto the other link for closing.

How many minimum links will you have to cut to make the big chain?

Asked by Neha on 27 Sep 2023


Which letter of the alphabet has the most water?

Asked by Neha on 03 Aug 2025

I can be made.
I can be cracked.
I can be told.
I can be played.

Who am I?

Asked by Neha on 13 Jun 2026

I know a country, If you remove the last alphabet of its name, it will become a part of your body. Do you name it?

Asked by Neha on 26 Jan 2021


What three numbers, none of which is zero, give the same result whether they’re added or multiplied?

Asked by Neha on 26 Feb 2022

Can you complete the sequence?

192, 021, 222, 324, 252, 627, 2__, 9__?

Asked by Neha on 07 Nov 2025

How many times in a given day, minutes and hour clock comes in a straight line ?

Asked by Neha on 03 Mar 2023


What work can one never finish?

Asked by Neha on 12 Jan 2024

Hot Articles

Amazing Facts

Challenging

There is a cryptic organization called Cicada 3301 that posts challenging puzzles online, possibly to recruit codebreakers and linguists.