SOLUTION: write 508 in base eight

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Question 330019: write 508 in base eight
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, Alan3354:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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write 508 in base eight
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divide 508 by 8 to get
quotient: 63
and remainder: 4 this is the units digit of the base 8 number
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divide 63 by 8 to get:
quotient: 7 since this is less than 8, this is the 8^2 digit of the base 8 #
and remainder: 7 (this the 8^1 digit of the base 8 number
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508 = 774(base 8)
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Checking
508 = 7*8^2+7*8+4 = 508
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Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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8%5E3+=+512
--> 511 = 777 base 8
--> 508 = 774 base 8