document.write( "Question 1207584: Let $N$ be a positive integer. The number $N$ has three digits when expressed in base $7$. When the number $N$ is expressed in base $12$, it has the same three digits, in reverse order. What is $N$? (Express your answer in decimal.) \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #845545 by math_tutor2020(3817)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "I agree with tutor greenestamps.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To verify I wrote a quick python script to check numbers 100 through 666 in base 7. \n" ); document.write( "The script couldn't find any solutions, but it did find these near-misses \n" ); document.write( "300 base 7 = 103 base 12 \n" ); document.write( "301 base 7 = 104 base 12 \n" ); document.write( "which is a bit interesting.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I found a similar problem online dealing with bases 11 and 15. \n" ); document.write( "The python script found that: \n" ); document.write( "241 base 11 = 142 base 15 \n" ); document.write( "482 base 11 = 284 base 15\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Furthermore, \n" ); document.write( "204 base 7 = 402 base 5 \n" ); document.write( "102 base 7 = 201 base 5 \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( "361 base 7 = 163 base 11 \n" ); document.write( "502 base 7 = 205 base 11\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "There are likely many other pairs of values like this. \n" ); document.write( "It's possible your teacher made a typo somewhere. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |