Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/208 - Dividing the Board

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 * Dividing the Board
 * A man had a board measuring $10$ feet in length, $6$ inches wide at one end, and $12$ inches wide at the other,
 * as shown in the diagram.


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 * How far from $B$ must the straight cut at $A$ be made in order to divide it into two equal pieces?