Calculate evenly distributed force on a beam

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If you have a beam with a force q evenly distributed on top of it, would this

ƩMA= 0 B*3,3-Cy*5,5-q*4,3*2,15=0

or this

ƩMA=0 B*3,3-Cy*5,5-q*4,3*2,15*3,35=0

be the right way to set up the moment point calculations? Basically what I'm unsure of is if I must incorporate the distance from q to the moment point in A and if so to use the entire distance q is working on+the distance from the beginning of q to point A, or to use the distance from the median of q to point A...

Hastily drawn up figure in order to illustrate what I mean:
 
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  • Beam diagram with pin support Ax and Ay at the left end, support reaction B, a uniformly distributed load q=5,8 kN/m downward on the right portion, and a vertical reaction Cy at the right end. Red dimension lines below read 1,2, 2,1 and 2,2.
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