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==Problem==
 
==Problem==
Margie's winning art design is shown. The smallest circle has radius 2 inches, with each successive circle's radius increasing by 2 inches. Approximately what percent of the design is black?
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Margie's winning art design is shown. The smallest circle has radius 2 inches, with each successive circle's radius increasing by 2 inches. Which of the following is closest to the percent of the design that is black?
  
 
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filldraw(circle(A5, 1), black, black);
 
filldraw(circle(A5, 1), black, black);
 
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<math> \textbf{(A)}\ 42\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 44\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 45\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 46\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 48\qquad</math>
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<math> \textbf{(A)}\ 41.7\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 44\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 45\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 46\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 48\qquad</math>
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==Solution==
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Let the smallest circle be 1, the second smallest circle be 2, the third smallest circle be 3, etc.
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<cmath>\begin{array}{c|cc}
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\text{circle \#} & \text{radius} & \text{area} \\ \hline
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1 & 2 & 4\pi \\
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2 & 4 & 16\pi \\
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3 & 6 & 36\pi \\
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4 & 8 & 64\pi \\
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5 & 10 & 100\pi \\
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6 & 12 & 144\pi
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\end{array}</cmath>
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The entire circle's area is <math>144\pi</math>. The area of the black regions is <math>(100-64)\pi + (36-16)\pi + 4\pi = 60\pi</math>. The percentage of the design that is black is <math>\frac{60\pi}{144\pi} = \frac{5}{12} \approx \boxed{\textbf{(A)}\ 41.7}</math>.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Revision as of 11:58, 24 October 2020

Problem

Margie's winning art design is shown. The smallest circle has radius 2 inches, with each successive circle's radius increasing by 2 inches. Which of the following is closest to the percent of the design that is black?

[asy] real d=320; pair O=origin; pair P=O+8*dir(d); pair A0 = origin; pair A1 = O+1*dir(d); pair A2 = O+2*dir(d); pair A3 = O+3*dir(d); pair A4 = O+4*dir(d); pair A5 = O+5*dir(d); filldraw(Circle(A0, 6), white, black); filldraw(circle(A1, 5), black, black); filldraw(circle(A2, 4), white, black); filldraw(circle(A3, 3), black, black); filldraw(circle(A4, 2), white, black); filldraw(circle(A5, 1), black, black); [/asy] $\textbf{(A)}\ 41.7\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 44\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 45\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 46\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 48\qquad$

Solution

Let the smallest circle be 1, the second smallest circle be 2, the third smallest circle be 3, etc. \[\begin{array}{c|cc} \text{circle \#} & \text{radius} & \text{area} \\ \hline 1 & 2 & 4\pi \\ 2 & 4 & 16\pi \\ 3 & 6 & 36\pi \\ 4 & 8 & 64\pi \\ 5 & 10 & 100\pi \\ 6 & 12 & 144\pi \end{array}\]

The entire circle's area is $144\pi$. The area of the black regions is $(100-64)\pi + (36-16)\pi + 4\pi = 60\pi$. The percentage of the design that is black is $\frac{60\pi}{144\pi} = \frac{5}{12} \approx \boxed{\textbf{(A)}\ 41.7}$.

See Also

2008 AMC 8 (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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