Science Bowl Question

📅 MIT Science Bowl 2021🎓 HS🔄 Round 11#️⃣ Question 1🌟 BONUS✍️ Short Answer

Alice wants to remove one square from a 8 by n square grid and tile the remaining squares with pieces that are made up of three squares in the shape of an L. For how many values of n less than 20 would there exist a square which she can remove from the grid such that such a tiling is possible?

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