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How can you cut a 8 foot by 3 foot board into two pieces so that both pieces together cover a 12 foot by 2 foot board?
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With the board with the 3 ft edge towards you mark 1 ft from the right hand edge. 4 ft along the right hand edge mark in 1 ft. Join the 1 ft marks.
Turn the board around so that the other 3 ft ends is towards you and repeat the markings.
Now join the ends of the lines at the centre of the board (with should be 1 ft long).
Now cut along the lines.
Shift the right hand piece up and left so that the cut edge is on top of the 8 ft length to create a board almost* 12 ft by 2 ft:
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* If you use a saw to cut the board, you will lose some of the board into sawdust.
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