1993 AJHSME Problems/Problem 13
Problem
The word "HELP" in block letters is painted in black with strokes unit wide on a by rectangular white sign with dimensions as shown. The area of the white portion of the sign, in square units, is
Solution
Count the number of black squares in each letter. H has 11, E has 11, L has 7, and P has 10, giving the number of black squares to be . The total number of squares is and the number of white squares is .
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