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Week 1
1. Complete the table below by converting between number systems. (10) Points)
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a anne ut bi “Wy ey ‘si2. 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)
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b. Write the decimal number 613 in base 5 (hink about what “numbers/symbols" you're allowed to use)
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¢. 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
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