Problem #PRU-32068

Problems Combinatorics Painting problems Methods Pigeonhole principle Pigeonhole principle (area and volume)

Problem

A square area of size \(100\times 100\) is covered in tiles of size \(1\times 1\) in 4 different colours – white, red, black, and grey. No two tiles of the same colour touch one another, that is share a side or a corner. How many red tiles can there be?