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Math 1 Decimal and Other Base Systems

This document discusses different base systems used in number representation. It defines base systems as place value systems that use different numerical bases like base 10 in the decimal system, base 2 in the binary system, and base 16 in the hexadecimal system. Symbols used in different bases are numbers from 0 to the base minus 1, with letters used for values greater than 9 when the base is larger than 10. The document provides examples of converting numbers between different bases and base 10.

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Math 1 Decimal and Other Base Systems

This document discusses different base systems used in number representation. It defines base systems as place value systems that use different numerical bases like base 10 in the decimal system, base 2 in the binary system, and base 16 in the hexadecimal system. Symbols used in different bases are numbers from 0 to the base minus 1, with letters used for values greater than 9 when the base is larger than 10. The document provides examples of converting numbers between different bases and base 10.

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Math 1

Decimal and Other Base Systems

Math 1 Decimal and Other Base Systems


Introduction

Definition
Base Systems are different place value systems being used for
numbers. For instance, the Hindu-Arabic system uses base 10, that’s
why it is also known as the decimal system.
Other commonly used base systems are binary system which uses
base 2 and hexadecimal system which uses base 16.
For a base n system, the symbols used are the numbers from 0 to n-1.
If n>10, letters are used after the symbol 9, for example, for a base 12
system, the symbols used are: 0, 1, 2, ..., 9, A, B.

Math 1 Decimal and Other Base Systems


Convertion from other bases to base 10

Convert each of the following numbers to base 10:


1 1325
2 1011011012
3 1AB12
4 ABC16
5 1010213

Math 1 Decimal and Other Base Systems


Conversion from base 10 to other bases

Convert the following to the indicated base:


1 1968 to base 2
2 1970 to base 3
3 1993 to base 8
4 1996 to base 12
5 2006 to base 16

Math 1 Decimal and Other Base Systems


An excerpt from “Alice in Wonderland”

“I’ll try if I know all the things I used to know. Let me see: four
times five is twelve, and four times six is thirteen, and four times
seven is—oh dear! I shall never get to twenty at that rate.”
Why can’t Alice get to twenty?

Math 1 Decimal and Other Base Systems

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