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{{AHSME box|year=1989|num-b=19|num-a=21}} 
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Problem

Let $x$ be a real number selected uniformly at random between 100 and 200. If $\lfloor {\sqrt{x}} \rfloor = 12$, find the probability that $\lfloor {\sqrt{100x}} \rfloor = 120$. ($\lfloor {v} \rfloor$ means the greatest integer less than or equal to $v$.)

$\text{(A)} \ \frac{2}{25} \qquad \text{(B)} \ \frac{241}{2500} \qquad \text{(C)} \ \frac{1}{10} \qquad \text{(D)} \ \frac{96}{625} \qquad \text{(E)} \ 1$

Solution

Since $\lfloor\sqrt{x}\rfloor=12$, $12\leq\sqrt{x}<13$ and thus $144\leq x<169$.

The successful region is when $120\leq10\sqrt{x}<121$ in which case $12\leq\sqrt{x}<12.1$ Thus, the successful region is when \[144\leq x<146.41\]

The successful region consists of a 2.41 long segment, while the total possibilities region is 25 wide. Thus, the probability is \[\frac{2.41}{25}=\boxed{\frac{241}{2500}};\;\boxed{B}.\]

See also

1989 AHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources)
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