document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1092609>Question 1092609</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">    Using the number 6,435, answer the following questions referring to base 8.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In what place is the 4?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the value of the digit 4 in this number?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "In what place is the 4?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the value of the digit 4 in this number? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The values are powers of 8, increasing for right to left.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 8^3   8^2     8^1    8^0\r\n" );
document.write( "x512   x64      x8     x1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Only base 2, 10 and 16 are of practical value.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Octal, base 8, was used for a while, but there was no good reason for it. </SPAN>\n" );
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