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The Puzzle: Which area is bigger: the total orange or the total red?

Author: Peter Grabarchuk This Puzzle © 2008 Peter Grabarchuk. All Rights Reserved. More from Peter Grabarchuk at PeterPuzzle.com |
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The Solution . . .
Using the illustration below, we can calculate the following areas:
A(square) = 9 x 9 = 81; A(red) = 28.27 + 12.57 = 40.84; A(orange) = 81 - 40.84 = 40.16. Thus, A(red) > A(orange).

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