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Problem 24 (2020 AMC 8)

AMC 8Hard

From module Algebra Basics

Problem

A large square region is paved with n2n^2 gray square tiles, each measuring ss inches on a side. A border dd inches wide surrounds each tile. The figure below shows the case for n=3n=3. When n=24n=24 the 576576 gray tiles cover 64%64\% of the area of the large square region. What is the ratio ds\frac{d}{s} for this larger value of nn? [See figure in original PDF]

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