A large square region is paved with gray square tiles, each measuring inches on a side. A border inches wide surrounds each tile. The figure below shows the case for . When , the gray tiles cover of the area of the large square region. What is the ratio for this larger value of ?A. B. C. D. E.
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When , there are gray tiles, each with an area of square inches. Together the tiles cover an area of square inches. Each side of the large square region spans 24 tiles plus 25 borders for a side length of inches, giving a total area of square inches. It is given that the gray tiles cover of the total area. It follows that
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