2004 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 16
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The grid shown contains a collection of squares with sizes from to . How many of these squares contain the black center square?
Solution
Solution 1
Since there are five types of squares: and We must find how many of each square contain the black shaded square in the center.
If we list them, we get that
- There is of all squares, containing the black square
- There are of all squares, containing the black square
- There are of all squares, containing the black square
- There are of all squares, containing the black square
- There is of all squares, containing the black square
Thus, the answer is .
Solution 2
We use complementary counting. There are only and squares that do not contain the black square. Counting, there are - squares, and squares that do not contain the black square. That gives squares that don't contain it. There are a total of squares possible - squares - squares - squares - squares and - square), therefore there are squares that contain the black square, which is .
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