SOLUTION: a checkerboard has 8 squares on a side. at the beginning of a game of checkers, each player has 12 checkers on a board. how many squares do not have checkers in them?

SOLUTION: a checkerboard has 8 squares on a side. at the beginning of a game of checkers, each player has 12 checkers on a board. how many squares do not have checkers in them?

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Question 244131: a checkerboard has 8 squares on a side. at the beginning of a game of checkers, each player has 12 checkers on a board. how many squares do not have checkers in them?
Answer by JimboP1977(311) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
8*8 = 64 (total number squares on board)
64-(12*2)=40
40 squares free.
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