Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

How many squares are there on a normal chessboard?

  1. 200

  2. 254

  3. 204

  4. 264
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Explanation

A chessboard has 8×8 = 64 unit squares. For squares of size 2×2: 7×7 = 49. Size 3×3: 6×6 = 36. Size 4×4: 5×5 = 25. Size 5×5: 4×4 = 16. Size 6×6: 3×3 = 9. Size 7×7: 2×2 = 4. Size 8×8: 1×1 = 1. Total = 64+49+36+25+16+9+4+1 = 204 squares.

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