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Geometry Difficulty 3.0 AMC 10/12 Find the answer United Kingdom

The diagram shows four overlapping hearts. The areas of the hearts are 1 cm21\text{ cm}^2, 4 cm24\text{ cm}^2, 9 cm29\text{ cm}^2 and 16 cm216\text{ cm}^2. What is the total shaded area?

(A) 9 cm29\text{ cm}^2 (B) 10 cm210\text{ cm}^2 (C) 11 cm211\text{ cm}^2 (D) 12 cm212\text{ cm}^2 (E) 13 cm213\text{ cm}^2

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