2008 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 23
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Problem
A rectangular floor measures a by b feet, where a and b are positive integers and b > a. An artist paints a rectangle on the floor with the sides of the rectangle parallel to the floor. The unpainted part of the floor forms a border of width 1 foot around the painted rectangle and occupied half the area of the whole floor. How many possibilities are there for the ordered pair (a,b)?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5
Solution
See also
| 2008 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 22 |
Followed by Problem 24 | |
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