In a 984 x 984 square grid, each square is colored either white or black. Each black square not on the border has exactly five white squares among its eight neighbors. Each white square not on the border has exactly four black squares among its eight neighbors. How many black squares are there?

There are other 3 X 3 grids which can be used as the basis for a solution.

Posted by Steve Herman on 2013-06-18 16:46:33