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Can there be any other easier way to solve this.I am not very much clear with this question
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Hi Bunuel,

Please provide the official solution.

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The question can be solved relatively quickly if you use the laminated boards supplied by GMAC during a test.

Since the boards are marked into square grids, you start by identifying the allowable area for making squares.
It is a tower with a base of 4, height of 12 and the width decreases by 1 every 3 units the tower rises (see attached file)

From that, you will see the figure has 30 1x1 squares
Draw an identical tower figure and count the 2x2 squares by drawing circles inside each unique 2x2 square. There are 15
Then draw another tower and count the 3x3 square by drawing circles inside each unique square. There are 5.
30 + 15 + 5 = 50

Answer is D
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