A square piece of paper is folded in half vertically, then folded in half horizontally. A cut is made on the folded corner. Which of the following figures most closely resembles the paper when it is unfolded?

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A square piece of paper is folded in half vertically, then folded in half horizontally. A cut is made on the folded corner. Which of the following figures most closely resembles the paper when it is unfolded?

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**Solution:**

1. The paper is first folded vertically, so any cut made will be mirrored on the vertical fold when unfolded.

2. Then the paper is folded horizontally, so the cut will also be mirrored on the horizontal fold.

3. The cut made on the folded corner will appear in all four quadrants when the paper is unfolded.

4. Therefore, the unfolded paper will have four symmetrical cuts, one in each corner.

**Answer:** Figure 1

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