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# The distance between two points is X. The number of inches

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The distance between two points is X. The number of inches in X is equal to the square root of the number of feet in X (1 foot =12 inches.) What is the length of X, in inches?

A. 144
B. 12
C. 1
D. 1/12
E. 1/144

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rsaraiya wrote:
The distance between two points is X. The number of inches in X is equal to the square root of the number of feet in X (1 foot =12 inches.) What is the length of X, in inches?

(a) 144
(b) 12
(c) 1
(d) 1/12
(e) 1/144

I'll post the official explanation below.

Say # of inches in X is $$a$$, then # of feet in X is $$\frac{a}{12}$$, (since 1 foot =12 inches).
Question: the length of X, in inches = $$a$$ = ?

We are told that $$a$$ is equal to the square root of $$\frac{a}{12}$$ --> $$a=\sqrt{\frac{a}{12}}$$ --> $$a^2=\frac{a}{12}$$ --> $$a=\frac{1}{12}$$.

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x inches = sqrt(x/12)
x^2 = [sqrt(x/12)]^2
12x^2 -x =0
x(12x-1)=0
x=0 or x=1/12

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07 Mar 2012, 18:34
rsaraiya wrote:
The distance between two points is X. The number of inches in X is equal to the square root of the number of feet in X (1 foot =12 inches.) What is the length of X, in inches?

(a) 144
(b) 12
(c) 1
(d) 1/12
(e) 1/144

I'll post the official explanation below.

Here is Master GMAT's explanation... I couldn't really follow their steps... I kept getting (a)

If X is 1/12 inches long, there are [(1/12)inches /12] = [1/144]ft in X. Since (1/12) = Sqrt(1/144) the number of inches is equal to the square root of the number of feet in X, and this is the correct answer.

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08 Mar 2012, 00:10
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rsaraiya wrote:
The distance between two points is X. The number of inches in X is equal to the square root of the number of feet in X (1 foot =12 inches.) What is the length of X, in inches?

(a) 144
(b) 12
(c) 1
(d) 1/12
(e) 1/144

I'll post the official explanation below.

Say # of inches in X is $$a$$, then # of feet in X is $$\frac{a}{12}$$, (since 1 foot =12 inches).
Question: the length of X, in inches = $$a$$ = ?

We are told that $$a$$ is equal to the square root of $$\frac{a}{12}$$ --> $$a=\sqrt{\frac{a}{12}}$$ --> $$a^2=\frac{a}{12}$$ --> $$a=\frac{1}{12}$$.

Thanks. That actually makes sense!

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rsaraiya wrote:
The distance between two points is X. The number of inches in X is equal to the square root of the number of feet in X (1 foot =12 inches.) What is the length of X, in inches?

(a) 144
(b) 12
(c) 1
(d) 1/12
(e) 1/144

I'll post the official explanation below.

Say # of inches in X is $$a$$, then # of feet in X is $$\frac{a}{12}$$, (since 1 foot =12 inches).
Question: the length of X, in inches = $$a$$ = ?

We are told that $$a$$ is equal to the square root of $$\frac{a}{12}$$ --> $$a=\sqrt{\frac{a}{12}}$$ --> $$a^2=\frac{a}{12}$$ --> $$a=\frac{1}{12}$$.

Thank you for the explanation, very helpful, but is this really a sub-600 level question?
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Inches = sq root of feet and not the other way around. It is worded to be misleading.

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26 May 2013, 07:19
hatespamners wrote:
Inches = sq root of feet and not the other way around. It is worded to be misleading.

Even i also have the same doubt.

12 inches make 1 feet

logically, the value of # of inches should have square root as against the larger denomination feet...

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rsaraiya wrote:
The distance between two points is X. The number of inches in X is equal to the square root of the number of feet in X (1 foot =12 inches.) What is the length of X, in inches?

A. 144
B. 12
C. 1
D. 1/12
E. 1/144

I'll post the official explanation below.

X inches = \sqrt{X in feet}

1 inch = 1/12 foot
X inches= X/12 feet
X inches= \sqrt{X/12}

Squaring both sides:-

X^2= X/12
X= 1/12

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27 May 2017, 14:00
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x inches = sqrt(x/12)
x^2 = [sqrt(x/12)]^2
12x^2 -x =0
x(12x-1)=0
x=0 or x=1/12

This actually makes sense to me! Thanks I was struggling before I saw this!

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