"Vukcevich-CountOnMe" - читать интересную книгу автора (Vukcevich Ray)

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Base The Number

4 22122
10 666
13 3C3

"Now notice," she said, "that the forms break naturally into groups of three.
Add that to your table."

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The Groups
Base Number Of Three

4 22122 22 | 1 | 22
10 666 6 | 6 | 6
13 3C3 3 | C | 3

"Next consider each member of a group as a number in its own base and convert it
back to base 10."

"What?"

"For example, 22 in base 4 is two 4s and two ls or ten, right?"

"Of course."

"So do that with each number and add it to your table."

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The Groups
Base Number Of Three Base 10

4 22122 22 | 1 | 22 10 | 1 | 10
10 666 6 | 6 | 6 6 | 6 | 6
13 3C3 3 | C | 3 3 | 12| 3

"Now add the columns," she whispered. What could she be getting at?

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The Groups
Base Number Of Three Base 10

4 22122 22 | 1 | 22 10 | 1 | 10
10 666 6 | 6 | 6 6 | 6 | 6
13 3C3 3 | C | 3 + 3 | 12 | 3
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19 | 19 | 19

Each sum was nineteen.