Reversing the Conversion Process In the previous post, we discussed how to convert from base b to decimal (base 10). Besides some basic bookkeeping/organization, the rest of the algorithm was mostly multiplication and addition. For example, we converted the hexadecimal number to base 10: From a mathematical perspective, you might predict that the steps to…
The following is an calculator you can use to convert between different number bases. You must specify a number and its base, , as well as the base you want to convert to, . The conversions will work most reliably up to base 36, after which point we have run out of capital letters in…
Counting on Your Fingers Because humans have ten fingers, most cultures have adopted a decimal (base 10) number system. When we want to group numbers together, we do so by tens. For example, while you might not think of it this way very often, the number can be expressed a single one thousand, seven one…
