Maths Olympiad Prep

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CEMC Pascal, 1998

Combinatorics Difficulty 3.0 AMC 10/12 Find the answer Canada

Three rugs have a combined area of 200 m2200\,\text{m}^2. By overlapping the rugs to cover a floor area of 140 m2140\,\text{m}^2, the area which is covered by exactly two layers of rug is 24 m224\,\text{m}^2. What area of floor is covered by three layers of rug?

(A) 12 m212\,\text{m}^2 (B) 18 m218\,\text{m}^2 (C) 24 m224\,\text{m}^2 (D) 36 m236\,\text{m}^2 (E) 42 m242\,\text{m}^2

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