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Problem 23 (2003 AMC 8)

AMC 8Normal

From module Arithmetic and Number Theory Basics

Problem

In the pattern below, the cat (denoted as a large circle in the figures below) moves clockwise through the four squares and the mouse (denoted as a dot in the figures below) moves counterclockwise through the eight exterior segments of the four squares. If the pattern is continued, where would the cat and mouse be after the 247th247^{\text{th}} move? [See figure in original PDF]

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