A flowerbed is decorated with four concentric circles of flowers, in such a way that each circle contains twice as many flowers as the cirde immediately inside, and the botal number of flowers The smallest square of the number of flowers placed on equals the arde. It is then true that (A) The number of flowers placed on the smallest arde is 16 of flowers on the two internal circles is 85. (B) The sum (c) The number of flowers placed on the greatest circle is (OD. (D) The e difference between the number and the smallest airde is 105. (E) The total of flowers on the greatest • number of flowers on the flowerbed is 144.

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A flowerbed is decorated with four concentric circles of flowers,
in such a way that each circle contains twice as
many
as the circle immediately inside, and the botal number of flowers
The smallest
of the number of flowers placed on
equals
the
square
arde.
It is then true that:
(A) The number of flowers placed on the smallest arde is 16
(B) The sum of flowers on the two internal circles is
85.
(c) The number of flowers placed on the greatest circle is (00.
(P) The difference between the number
of flowers
and the smallest circle is $105.
(E) The total
on
ख्र
3
greatest
• number of flowers on the flowerbed is 144.
Transcribed Image Text:flowers A flowerbed is decorated with four concentric circles of flowers, in such a way that each circle contains twice as many as the circle immediately inside, and the botal number of flowers The smallest of the number of flowers placed on equals the square arde. It is then true that: (A) The number of flowers placed on the smallest arde is 16 (B) The sum of flowers on the two internal circles is 85. (c) The number of flowers placed on the greatest circle is (00. (P) The difference between the number of flowers and the smallest circle is $105. (E) The total on ख्र 3 greatest • number of flowers on the flowerbed is 144.
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