SOLUTION: What is 16, base 2? What does base 10 mean..like 1,000,000 base 10

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Question 547568: What is 16, base 2?
What does base 10 mean..like 1,000,000 base 10

Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
It has to do with Logarithms.
This particular one is written as:
16 with the 2 written as a subscript right next to 16. In exponential form it could be written as:
2^x = 16
Make sense?
RJ
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