SOLUTION: Using the number 6,435, answer the following questions referring to base 7. In what place is the 4? What is the value of the digit 4 in this number?

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Question 1092608: Using the number 6,435, answer the following questions referring to base 7.
In what place is the 4?
What is the value of the digit 4 in this number?

Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
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In the familiar base 10, the 4 in the number 6,435 is in the hundreds place (100 = 10^2) and has a value of 4*100 = 400.

In the same way, the 4 in the number 6,435 in base 7 is in the "49's" place (7^2 = 49) and has the value 4*49 = 196.