1995 AJHSME Problems/Problem 18
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Problem
The area of each of the four congruent L-shaped regions of this 100-inch by 100-inch square is 3/16 of the total area. How many inches long is the side of the center square?
![[asy] draw((2,2)--(2,-2)--(-2,-2)--(-2,2)--cycle); draw((1,1)--(1,-1)--(-1,-1)--(-1,1)--cycle); draw((0,1)--(0,2)); draw((1,0)--(2,0)); draw((0,-1)--(0,-2)); draw((-1,0)--(-2,0)); [/asy]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/a/1/a/a1a3a520aef5349391bdc7054d86229bbbe3bfcc.png)
