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Four semicircles are packed into a square, as shown. What proportion of the square is filled?

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Four semicircles are packed into a square, as shown. What proportion of the square is filled?

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posted Nov 14, 2018 by anonymous

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answer Mar 17, 2019 by Tejas Naik



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