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+// Description:
+/*You are given N ropes. A cut operation is performed on ropes such that all of them are reduced by the 
+length of the smallest rope.Display the number of ropes left after every cut operation until the 
+length of each rope is zero.
+*/
+#include <iostream>
+using namespace std;
+
+
+int maxCuts(int n, int a, int b, int c)
+{
+	if(n == 0)
+		return 0;
+	if(n <= -1)
+		return -1;
+
+	int res = max(maxCuts(n-a, a, b, c), 
+	          max(maxCuts(n-b, a, b, c), 
+	          maxCuts(n-c, a, b, c)));
+
+	if(res == -1)
+		return -1;
+
+	return res + 1; 
+}
+int main() {
+	
+	int n = 5, a = 2, b = 1, c = 5;
+	
+	cout<<maxCuts(n, a, b, c);
+	
+	return 0;
+}
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