Puzzle: Apple Pie Slicing

A pie can be cut into six pieces with three cuts as shown. Use three straight cuts to make other numbers of pieces. Try to find all of them. Show your answers on the pies. (If you need more room, use the back side of this paper.)

What is the minimum number of pieces possible? The maximum? Defend your answers?

 

 

 

 

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