2008 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 6
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Problem
In the figure, what is the ratio of the area of the gray squares to the area of the white squares?
![[asy] size((70)); draw((10,0)--(0,10)--(-10,0)--(0,-10)--(10,0)); draw((-2.5,-7.5)--(7.5,2.5)); draw((-5,-5)--(5,5)); draw((-7.5,-2.5)--(2.5,7.5)); draw((-7.5,2.5)--(2.5,-7.5)); draw((-5,5)--(5,-5)); draw((-2.5,7.5)--(7.5,-2.5)); fill((-10,0)--(-7.5,2.5)--(-5,0)--(-7.5,-2.5)--cycle, gray); fill((-5,0)--(0,5)--(5,0)--(0,-5)--cycle, gray); fill((5,0)--(7.5,2.5)--(10,0)--(7.5,-2.5)--cycle, gray); [/asy]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/3/c/4/3c4476181cee26306aeb555b3e4b864d592dca35.png)
Solution
Dividing the gray square into four smaller squares, there are 
gray tiles and 
white tiles, giving a ratio of 
.
See Also
| 2008 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 5 |
Followed by Problem 7 | |
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