The cookie dough was split into 2 parts and those parts were split into 2 parts and those parts were split into 2 parts and lastly, those parts were split into 2 parts. If each of the final parts was a cookie, how many were there?

Question

The cookie dough was split into 2 parts and those parts were split into 2 parts and those parts were split into 2 parts and lastly, those parts were split into 2 parts.  If each of the final parts was a cookie, how many were there? 
Responses

2^3 cookies
12 cookies
2^4 cookies
22 cookies

GPT 3.5 · Answer

2^4 cookies (2 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 16)