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Probability Fundamentals & Geometric Probability · Challenge problem

A floor is covered with square tiles of side 55 cm, so the grout lines form a square grid with spacing 55 cm. A coin of diameter 22 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.