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MAT332 ‘MATH PROBLEMS ov HISTORY Studont Namo:_(S a} Week 1 1. Complete the table below by converting between number systems. (10) Points) Base th whe Egypt Babylonian 20 Mayan ‘\¢* Roman Hindu-Arabic FXECOU | a 4oz Wistu [Fst bes ee q tel Ea oe ee “x 5 saute a tH yw Srv TK PEXXIY 9, 425 && nw cm & xi! ns eee 10 is Geee aq |! $ YT g YY = MCMXLIL | 19.47 CCCL ARV 375 = a anne ut bi “Wy ey ‘si 2. As we have seen, number systems can have different “bases”. The Babylonian system is base 60, while the Hindu-Arabie system is base 10 (decimal). At this point, you probably have experience with Binary numbers (base 2) and are aware of their many applications. Refresh your memory of how to write numbers in the Binary system and think about how this applies to other bases as well. (10 Points) a. Write the decimal number 613 in hase 2 (binary) \ ee \ OREO (0) 26 Siz -25G wee CY 32 IG nO \ 4 oe NM Zz - : a b. Write the decimal number 613 in base 5 (hink about what “numbers/symbols" you're allowed to use) ee eres \2s 2s o. 4 oo Ge aye ¢. Along with binary, computers also operate using hexadecimal numbers (base 16) using the symbols 0 ~9, A,B,C,D,E,F. Write the decimal number 613 in hexadecimal oe 5 gsc. UG \ fe . \G Ici eayilie

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