2009 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 10
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[hide]Problem
On a checkerboard composed of 64 unit squares, what is the probability that a randomly chosen unit square does not touch the outer edge of the board?
Solution
There are total squares. There are unit squares on the perimeter and therefore NOT on the perimeter. The probability of choosing one of those squares is .
Solution 2
The squares that don't touch the border are in a 6 by 6 square. Therefore, the number of squares that don't touch the border is 6*6=36 There are 64 choices total. Therefore, the answer is 36/64 which simplifies to 9/16
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