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The area of the page inside the margins is 26cm x 36cm = 936cm ².So the percentage of the page occupied by the margins is 264/1200 x 100% = 22%.
This problem is taken from the UKMT Mathematical Challenges.
You can find more short problems, arranged by curriculum topic, in our short problems collection.

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