2012 AMC 10A Problem 14


Chubby makes nonstandard checkerboards that have 3131 squares on each side. The checkerboards have a black square in every corner and alternate red and black squares along every row and column. How many black squares are there on such a checkerboard?

(A) 480(B) 481(C) 482(D) 483(E) 484\textbf{(A)}\ 480 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 481 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 482 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 483 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 484


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