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 (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 22
Followed by
Problem 24
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