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In the diagram, square $PQRS$ is divided into four identical squares.

What percentage of square $PQRS$ is shaded?

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A $33\%$ B $40\%$ C $25\%$ D $50\%$ E $15\%$

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Official solution

One of four identical squares is shaded and so the fraction of square $PQRS$ that is shaded is $\tfrac14$ which is equivalent to $25\%$.

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