Solution: In order to cut the
bamboo to 5 pieces, Mr. Maple needs to make 4 cuts. Each cut takes 5 minutes. To cut
a piece of bamboo to 9 pieces, Mr. Maple needs to make 8 cuts. Therefore it
takes 40 minutes to make 8 cuts.
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