NUMBER

BASES
Numbers in Base 2
• Digits used are 0 and 1

Change 2510 to base 2 Change 10112 to base 10

=110012 = 8+2+1 = 1110

Numbers in Base 8
• Digits used are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Change 3510 to base 8 Change 11378 to base 10

= 512+64+3(8)+7(1)
=438 = 60710
Numbers in Base 5
• Digits used are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4

Change 3510 to base 5 Change 2145 to base 10

=1205 = 2(25)+1(5)+4(1)
= 5910
Changing numbers in base 8 to base 2 and
vice versa
Change 100001112 to base 8
10 000 111
2 0 7

Change 1358 to base 2

1 3 5
001 011 101
Changing numbers in base 5 to base 2 or 8
and vice versa
Change 101001112 to base 5
Change to base 10 = 16710
Change to base 5 = 11325

Change 2345 to base 8

Change to base 10 = 6910

Change to base 8 = 1058
SPM 2016
1) State the value of digit 4 in the number 334215 in base ten.
A 500
B 400
C 300
D 100
SPM 2015
1) Convert 100001102 into a number in base eight.
A 268 C 2068
B 428 D 4028

2) 100112 – 11102
A 1012 C 100012
B 11012 D 101012
SPM 2014
1) Express 26 + 24 + 1 as a number in base two
A 1001012 C 10100012
B 1010012 D 10001012

2) 1100102 - 1112
A 1010112 C 1100112
B 10111012 D 1101012
SPM 2013
1) Convert 3 x 84 + 2 x 82 + 5 to a number in base eight
A 30258 C 302058
B 32508 D 302508
SPM 2012
101102 + 1112
A 101012 C 110112
B 110012 D 111012
SPM 2010
• Express 5(52 + 3) as a number in base five
A 30105 C 10305
B 30015 D 10035