Question

Kent is cutting a long tree into pieces. He cut the trunk into 3 pieces. Then he cut each of those pieces into 3 smaller pieces. Finally he cut each of those smaller pieces into 3 still smaller pieces. ​How many pieces did they have then?

Answer 1

27

Explanation:

he started by cutting one log into 3

1×3=3

then cutting each of those into 3

3×3=9

then again

9×3=27