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Finding the Greatest Common Divisor (GCD) | Page 318 | Ex 16.3 | 1a,c,e,g,i | HERE |
Expressing GCD in the form xa + yb = d | Page 320 | Ex 16.4 | Q1,2,3,4 | HERE |
Number Bases | Page 322 | Ex 16.5 | Q1a-d,2a-f | HERE |
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4. About Base-n Calculations
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A recent AH Maths exam question on Base-n Calculations is.
Source: SQA AH Maths Paper 2012 Question 10
Worked Solution
1234 = ? × 7
Divide 1234 by 7 to give 176 remainder 2 and complete the division algorithm ..
1234 = 176 × 7 + 2
176 = 25 × 7 + 1
25 = 3 × 7 + 4
Answer is 1234 in base 10 is 3412 in base 7
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