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Problem 12

Combinatorics Difficulty 1.0 Find the answer CEMC Pascal · Canada · 2020

How many ☐ symbols are in the figure?

2424
2020
1515
1717
2525

A number or a short expression. Fractions can be typed as 3/2, and spacing doesn't matter.

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Official solution

The figure includes 5 groups of 5 squares.

Thus, there are 5×5=255 \times 5 = 25 squares in total.

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