document.write( "Question 1135011: subtract 265 from 317 in base eight \n" ); document.write( "

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Start from the right hand side,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"7-5=2\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Next column over,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"1-6\"$
\n" ); document.write( "We need to borrow from the next column to the left.
\n" ); document.write( "In base 10, you would borrow 10 and add but since it's base 8 you borrow 8.
\n" ); document.write( "So add 8 to the 1,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"8%2B1=9\"$
\n" ); document.write( "So now you can do the subtraction,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"9-6=3\"$
\n" ); document.write( "So in base 8,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"317-265=32\"$
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