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2022 B Individual #22

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April 30, 2022
2022 B Individual

Problem Statement

How many ways are there to color each of the 88 cells below red or blue such that no two blue cells are adjacent? [asy] size(3cm); draw((0,0)--(4,0)--(4,1)--(0,1)--(0,0)); draw((1,-1)--(1,2)--(3,2)--(3,-1)--(1,-1)); draw((2,-1)--(2,2)); [/asy]
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span>48<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span>50<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span>52<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span>54<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span>56<span class='latex-bold'>(A) </span>48\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B) </span>50\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C) </span>52\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D) </span>54\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E) </span>56