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Fraction Shaded

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June 27, 2011
geometrysymmetryratiocongruent triangles

Problem Statement

What fraction of the square is shaded?
[asy] draw((0,0)--(0,3)--(3,3)--(3,0)--cycle); draw((0,2)--(2,2)--(2,0)); draw((0,1)--(1,1)--(1,0)); draw((0,0)--(3,3)); fill((0,0)--(0,1)--(1,1)--cycle,grey); fill((1,0)--(1,1)--(2,2)--(2,0)--cycle,grey); fill((0,2)--(2,2)--(3,3)--(0,3)--cycle,grey);[/asy]
(A) 13(B) 25(C) 512(D) 37(E) 12 \text{(A)}\ \frac{1}{3}\qquad\text{(B)}\ \frac{2}{5}\qquad\text{(C)}\ \frac{5}{12}\qquad\text{(D)}\ \frac{3}{7}\qquad\text{(E)}\ \frac{1}{2}