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UKMT Grey Kangaroo, 2017

Geometry Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

Anastasia's tablecloth has a regular pattern, as shown in the diagram. What percentage of her tablecloth is black?

(A) $16$ (B) $24$ (C) $25$ (D) $32$ (E) $36$

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