document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=320363>Question 320363</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2. 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 the shaded region?\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( "area of square= 4m x 4m = 16m2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "area of all 4 circles = 4(&#960;r^2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=4((&#960;(1^2))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=4(&#960; x 1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=4&#960;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "probability of dart going in circles = area of circles/area of square\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 4&#960;/16.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, 4&#960;/16 = 4(3.14)/16 = 0.785, which can be rounded to two decimal places to become 79%.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Choice d.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "NOTE: MY REPLY:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Well, 79% represents the probability of the dart going into the shaded region.  Understand?\r<BR>\n" );
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