document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1160816>Question 1160816</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the numeral preceding and succeeding each of the following numerals.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A. 100eight<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. 10000seven<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. 305six </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Think about what happens when you add 1 or subtract 1 from 100 in the familiar base 10.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Adding just adds 1 to the units digit.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtracting 1 gives 99, because 9 is the largest digit in base 10.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "A. 100 base 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The largest digit in base 8 is 7, so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..., 77, 100, 101,...<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. 10000 base 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The largest digit in base 7 is 6, so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..., 6666, 10000, 10001, ...<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then think about what happens when you add 1 to 509 in base 10.  9 is the largest digit in base 9, so adding 1 makes the units digit 0, and you \"carry\" a 1 to the next digit to the left: 509 + 1 = 510.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. 305 base 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 is the largest digit in base 6, so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..., 304, 305, 310, ...<br><BR>\n" );
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