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Problem 13- 2011 AMC 8

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November 26, 2011
geometryrectanglepercent

Problem Statement

Two congruent squares, ABCDABCD and PQRSPQRS, have side length 1515. They overlap to form the 1515 by 2525 rectangle AQRDAQRD shown. What percent of the area of rectangle AQRDAQRD is shaded?
[asy] filldraw((0,0)--(25,0)--(25,15)--(0,15)--cycle,white,black); label("D",(0,0),S); label("R",(25,0),S); label("Q",(25,15),N); label("A",(0,15),N); filldraw((10,0)--(15,0)--(15,15)--(10,15)--cycle,mediumgrey,black); label("S",(10,0),S); label("C",(15,0),S); label("B",(15,15),N); label("P",(10,15),N); [/asy]
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 15<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 18<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 20<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 24<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> 25<span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 15\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 18\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 20\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 24\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ 25