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Problem 504

Number theory Difficulty 2.5 Multiple choice CEMC Gauss (Grade 8) · Canada · 2022

A positive number is divisible by both 3 and 4. The tens digit is
greater than the ones digit. How many positive two-digit numbers have
this property?

Pick one

Official solution

The side lengths of each of the three identical squares are
equal.

The perimeter of $WXYZ$ is 56 m and
is comprised of 8 such side lengths.

Thus, the length of each side of the three identical squares is $56 \text{ m}\div 8=7$ m.

The area of each of the three identical squares is $7 \text{ m}\times 7 \text{ m}=49 \text{ m}^2$ .

Therefore, the area of $WXYZ$ is
$3 \times 49 \text{ m}^2=147 \text{ m}^2$ .

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