Henry Ernest Dudeney/Modern Puzzles/114 - The Pirates' Flag

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 * The Pirates' Flag
 * Here is a flag taken from a band of pirates on the high seas.
 * The twelve stripes represented the number of men in the band,
 * and when a new man was admitted or dropped out a new stripe was added or one removed, as the case might be.
 * Can you discover how the flag should be cut into as few pieces as possible so that they may be put together again and show only ten stripes?
 * No part of the material may be wasted, and the flag must retain its oblong shape.


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