Counting & ProbabilityChallengeProbability Fundamentals & Geometric Probability
Probability Fundamentals & Geometric Probability · Challenge problem
A floor is covered with square tiles of side cm, so the grout lines form a square grid with spacing cm. A coin of diameter cm is dropped so that its centre lands uniformly at random. What is the probability that the coin crosses exactly one grout line? (Treat grout lines as having no width; a coin that touches a line counts as crossing it.) Express your answer as a common fraction.