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CHAPTER 1 NUMBER BASES

1.1
Understand and Uses the Concept of Number in Base Two, Eight and Five
Notes:
1.
Base
Integers Used
2
0, 1
5
0, 1, 2, 3, 4
8
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
10
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
2.

Number in Base 2
Number in Base 10 1 2
4
8
16
32
64
0
1
2
3
4
5
Place Value
2 2
2
2
2
2
26
Number in Base 2 12 102 1002 10002 100002 1000002 10000002

3.

Number in Base 5
Number in Base 10 1
Place Value
50
Number in Base 5
15

4.

5
51
105

25
52
1005

125
53
10005

625
54
100005

Number in Base 8
Number in Base 10 1 8
64
512
4096
0
1
2
3
Place Value
8 8
8
8
84
Number in Base 8 18 108 1008 10008 100008

5.

State the value of the underlined digit in the following numbers

a)
110012
Value of digit 1
= 1 x 24
= 16

b)
25378
Value of digit 3
= 3 x 81
= 24

c)
4215
Value of digit4
= 4 x 52
= 100

Exercise:
1. State the value of the underlined digit in the following numbers.
a)

1010012

b)

256578

c)

342015

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6. Express the number in expanded notation.

a) 110012
110012
= 1x24 + 1x23 + 0x22
+ 0x21 + 1x20

b)
25378
25378
= 2x83 + 5x82 + 3x81
+ 7x80

c)
4215
4215
= 4x52 + 2x51 + 1x50

Exercise:
2. Express the following number in expanded notation
a) 1010012

b)

256578

c)

342015

7. Covert Base 10 number (2610) to a number in Base 2, Base 5 or Base 8.

a) Base two
2 26 remainder

2 13...0

b) Base five
5 26 remainder
5 5...1

2 6...1

5 1...0

2 3...0

0...1
2610 1015

2 1...1

c) Base eight
8 26 remainder

8 3...2
0...3
2610 328

0...1
2610 110102
Exercise 3:
Convert each of the following number to a number in base 2, base 5 and base 8
a) 1510 to Base two

b) 3710 to Base five

c) 7810 to Base eight

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8. Convert number in base 2, base 5 and base 8 to a number in base 10.

a) 110012
110012
1x24 1x23 0x22 0x21 1x20
2510

b) 2538
2538

c) 3045
3045

2x82 5x81 3x80

3x52 0x51 4x50

128 40 3
17110

75 4
7910

Exercise 4:
a) 1110112

b) 13028

c) 4315

b) 15028 to base 2

c) 4315 to base 2

Exercise 5: Convert
a) 1110102 to base 8

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Exercise 6: calculate
a) 1110112 + 110012

b) 110012 - 10112

SPM Practice:
1. 1012 11012 1102
A. 10012
B. 10102

C.10112

D. 11002

2. What is the value of the digit 3, in base ten, in the number 23045?
A. 15
B. 25
C. 75
D. 100
3. 1011102 110012 =
A. 100012
B. 100112

C. 101012

D. 1001012

4. If 1X53 3X52 yX5=13205 , find the value of y.

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
5. 110002 102
A. 110112
B. 110012

C. 101112

D. 101102

6. Express 3628 as a number in base five.

A. 12345
B. 12435
C. 13425

D. 14325

7. State the value of the digit 5, in base ten in the number 15428.
A. 40
B. 64
C. 320
D. 500
8. Express 5(53+4) as a number in base five.
A. 10045
B. 100405
C. 400015

D. 400105

9. 110102 1112 =
A. 100012
B. 100112

D. 101112

C. 101012

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