Difference between revisions of "2001 AIME II Problems/Problem 9"
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== Problem == | == Problem == | ||
| + | Each unit square of a 3-by-3 unit-square grid is to be colored either blue or red. For each square, either color is equally likely to be used. The probability of obtaining a grid that does not have a 2-by-2 red square is <math>\frac {m}{n}</math>, where <math>m</math> and <math>n</math> are relatively prime positive integers. Find <math>m + n</math>. | ||
== Solution == | == Solution == | ||
Revision as of 14:14, 30 October 2007
Problem
Each unit square of a 3-by-3 unit-square grid is to be colored either blue or red. For each square, either color is equally likely to be used. The probability of obtaining a grid that does not have a 2-by-2 red square is 
, where 
and 
are relatively prime positive integers. Find 
.
