Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/233 - The Nougat Puzzle

Puzzles and Curious Problems by Henry Ernest Dudeney: $233$

The Nougat Puzzle

A block of nougat is $16$ inches long, $8$ inches wide, and $7 \tfrac 1 2$ inches deep.

What is the greatest number of pieces that I can cut from it measuring $5$ inches by $3$ inches by $2 \tfrac 1 2$ inches?

Sources

• 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Geometrical Problems: Various Geometrical Puzzles: $233$. -- The Nougat Puzzle
• 1968: Henry Ernest Dudeney: 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Geometrical Problems: Solid Geometry Puzzles: $321$. The Nougat Puzzle