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AMC 8 2008 Problem 25

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July 22, 2011
percentgeometry

Problem Statement

Margie's winning art design is shown. The smallest circle has radius 2 inches, with each successive circle's radius increasing by 2 inches. Approximately what percent of the design is black?
[asy] real d=320; pair O=origin; pair P=O+8*dir(d); pair A0 = origin; pair A1 = O+1*dir(d); pair A2 = O+2*dir(d); pair A3 = O+3*dir(d); pair A4 = O+4*dir(d); pair A5 = O+5*dir(d); filldraw(Circle(A0, 6), white, black); filldraw(circle(A1, 5), black, black); filldraw(circle(A2, 4), white, black); filldraw(circle(A3, 3), black, black); filldraw(circle(A4, 2), white, black); filldraw(circle(A5, 1), black, black); [/asy]
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 42<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 44<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 45<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 46<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> 48 <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 42\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 44\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 45\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 46\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ 48\qquad