18. A Dying Father Has to Divide His Property Equally Among 4
There was a question on property, a dying father has to divide his property equally among 4 children without changing the shape of the property, the property is in 3 rectangle blocks like L shape ( eg 1 square box into 4 pieces, remove 1 piece - looks like L shape)
Submitted by tartle · Added 17 January 2013 · Updated 2 July 2026
Solution:
The L-shaped property can be divided into four equal-area sections by making three cuts: one vertical cut through the middle of the vertical part of the L, and two horizontal cuts that split the bottom part into equal areas, ensuring each section has the same area while maintaining the L shape.
Comments (1)
property looks like this
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property should be divided into
11
12
3224
3344
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