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On some surfaces, a map can be drawn requiring more than four colors.

How many colors would you need to color the “four corners” region of the United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado)?

 

In the western United States, Utah and Nevada are surrounded by an odd number of states. Are there any eastern states that have this feature?

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