6) What is the percentage of the shaded square in the figure?
(A) $12.5 \%$
(B) $16.66 \%$
(C) $18.75 \%$
(D) $20 \%$
(E) $25 \%$.

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6) The answer is (C)

By dividing the figure as illustrated, it can be seen that the shaded area is $\frac{3}{16}$ of the total.

$\frac{3}{16}=0.1875=18.75\%$.

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