1953 AMC 12 Question 15
AMC12 · 1953 AMC 12
A circular piece of metal of maximum size is cut out of a square piece and then a square piece of maximum size is cut out of the circular piece. The total amount of metal wasted is:
$\dfrac14$ the area of the original square
$\dfrac12$ the area of the original
square
$\dfrac12$ the area of the circular piece
$\dfrac14$ the area of the circular piece
none of these