Two identical squares are placed as shown. One is upright; the other is turned 45° with its top vertex at the centre of the first. Each has area 120 square inches. Find the shaded area in square inches.
A caterpillar moves horizontally or vertically along $A(2,2),B(2,7),C(5,7),D(5,5),E(7,5),F(7,3),G(3,3),H(3,2),A(2,2)$ in that order. How many units does it travel?
Sandra has 200 marbles. She uses 1 marble for the first pattern, 3 for the second, 5 for the third, and so on. How many complete steps can she make? The marbles used in earlier steps are not reused.