With two straight cuts, we can divide a flat pancake into four pieces: [asy]
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What is the fewest number of straight cuts that will divide a flat pancake into $16$ pieces? (The pieces do not need to be the same shape or size.)

8 2/3 is the answer

step-by-step explanation: just use a calculator

c is the answer

step-by-step explanation:

step-by-step explanation:

step 1: solve one of the equations for one of the variables. let's solve the first equation for y:

step 2: substitute that equation into the other equation, and solve for x.

step 3: substitute x = 4 x = 4 x=4 into one of the original equations, and solve for y.