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A circle, can be separated into at most seven parts by drawing 3 lines through it. What is the greatest number of parts into which 5 straight lines will divide a circle?

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0.8 because 3 divided by 5 is 8
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Firstly consider: How many parts a circle can be divided into using 3 straight lines? The answer is no more than seven. The conclusion is the lines cannot be straight. So one way is with a curved line and two straight lines

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