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Post by Evilduck on Jan 2, 2003 23:44:38 GMT -5
I learned about it in Math Counts when we were had base 5 problems.
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Post by ~SC~ on Jan 2, 2003 23:45:38 GMT -5
ah, i know how it works (kind of)
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Post by Evilduck on Jan 2, 2003 23:47:13 GMT -5
Base problems aren't that fun, lots of counting and raising to high powers...
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Post by ~SC~ on Jan 2, 2003 23:48:11 GMT -5
what an example of a base problem? i cant visualize it
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Post by Evilduck on Jan 2, 2003 23:49:50 GMT -5
Here is a simple one...
Convert 67, a base 8 number, to base ten.
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Post by ~SC~ on Jan 2, 2003 23:58:00 GMT -5
wwwwait, are you by any chance in calculus?
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Post by Evilduck on Jan 3, 2003 0:43:57 GMT -5
No. I'm in Algebra I.
It's simple, once you know about base counting. I didn't learn it in class tho, like I said, Math Counts.
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Post by ~SC~ on Jan 3, 2003 15:16:02 GMT -5
we have math counts in our school
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Post by Evilduck on Jan 3, 2003 19:54:00 GMT -5
I thought so.
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Post by ~SC~ on Jan 4, 2003 15:45:21 GMT -5
but the prob is, i hate math, so i would never join that unless my parents would drop the private teacher if i joined it (hey, that's an idea!)
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