A king decided to pay a knight one inch of gold for each day's protection on a 6-day trip. The king took a gold bar 6 inches long and paid the knight at the end of each day; however, he made only two cuts. How did he do this? The two cuts were made at the -inch mark and the 3-inch mark. The king will take the -inch piece back from the knight and give him the -inch piece at the end of the second day.
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