document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1207582>Question 1207582</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the smallest positive integer $B$ so that when we express the decimal number $100$ as a base $B$ number, we still get a $2$-digit number. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm wondering if you have stated the problem correctly; as stated, the solution is simple.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "100 is the smallest 3-digit number in base 10.  It will have fewer than 3 digits if it is expressed in any base greater than 10.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The smallest positive integer greater than 10 is 11.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 11<br><BR>\n" );
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