document.write( "Question 327042: In base five, the first ten counting numbers are 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 20. What base ten number would correspond to 11112 in base 5?\r
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document.write( "a.22 b.52 c.252 d.782 e.1222
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Algebra.Com's Answer #234300 by galactus(183)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! To convert from some base to base 10, write the number down like so:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1 \n" ); document.write( "1 \n" ); document.write( "1 \n" ); document.write( "1 \n" ); document.write( "2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Start at the bottom and multiply by the powers of 5 starting at 5^0\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1*5^4=625 \n" ); document.write( "1*5^3=124 \n" ); document.write( "1*5^2=25 \n" ); document.write( "1*5^1=5 \n" ); document.write( "2*5^0=2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Add them up and get 782\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |