document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=320366>Question 320366</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3. A dart hits a dartboard that is in the shape of a square with sides of 4 m. There are four congruent circles inside the square that are all touching. The shaded region is everything but the 4 circles. What is the probability that the dart will land in a circle?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. 21%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. 25%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. 50%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. 79% </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the pictures and you will see the diameter of each of the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "circles is 2 m; so each radius is 1m.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the area of each circle is pi sq meters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the area of the four circles is 4pi sq meters.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of the square is 16 sq meters.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(land in a circle) = 4pi/16pi = 1/4 = 25%<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. 21%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. 25%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. 50%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. 79%<BR>\n" );
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