document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1146736>Question 1146736</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Convert the given numeral to base ten for ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "87 nine </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "\"87\" in base 9 means 8 nines plus 7 ones -- just as \"87\" in base 10 means 8 tens and 7 ones.  So<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "87 (base 9) = 8(9)+7(1) = 72+7 = 79 (base 10) </SPAN>\n" );
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