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geometry junior
Problem
The word "HELP" in block letters is painted in black with strokes unit wide on a by rectangular white sign with dimensions as shown. The area of the white portion of the sign, in square units, is 
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Count the number of black squares in each letter. H has 11, E has 11, L has 7, and P has 10, giving the number of black squares to be . The total number of squares is and the number of white squares is .
Final answer
D