SOLUTION: subtract 265 from 317 in base eight

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Question 1135011: subtract 265 from 317 in base eight
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start from the right hand side,

Next column over,

We need to borrow from the next column to the left.
In base 10, you would borrow 10 and add but since it's base 8 you borrow 8.
So add 8 to the 1,

So now you can do the subtraction,

So in base 8,


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