Thread: Carpet Cutting Puzzle
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Old 08-06-2010, 03:20 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by noonionclub View Post
I'll take a shot at it.
Spoiler:
Well, my answer is 4 pieces of carpet.
A 1x8 piece
A 1x9 piece
A 1x1 piece
and a 10x9 piece with a 1x8 cut out from it to align with the aquarium so it kind of looks like the letter C.
Hopefully this makes sense.
A good try, but there is a solution using far fewer pieces.
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