Question 604562: what is one less than 3000 in base 5. Please show step by step
Answer by nerdybill(7384)   (Show Source):
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Begin by converting 3000 base 5 to base 10:
3*5^3
3*125
375
one less than the above is then:
374
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Or, you could do the math in base 5:
3000-1 = 2444 in base 5
converting to base 10
2*5^3 + 4*5^2 + 4*5 + 4
2*125 + 4*25 + 4*5 + 4
250 + 100 + 20 + 4
374
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