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AMC 8 2020 Problem 24

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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 n?n?

(A) 625(B) 14(C) 925(D) 716(E) 916\textbf{(A) }\frac{6}{25} \textbf{(B) }\frac{1}{4} \textbf{(C) }\frac{9}{25} \textbf{(D) }\frac{7}{16} \textbf{(E) }\frac{9}{16}

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\frac{6}{25}

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