I need to check & see if I understand this. 100,000 base 100 is 100 with an exponent of 5, right?
Yes, if you mean change it to "our" number system of base 10
ARGGG!, why are they still teaching this silly thing?
The only other number system that should be taught is base 2 , which would lead to base 8, and the hexadecimal system (base 16).
And the only place where this has any significance is in the study of computer science.
The notion that a student understands the concepts of numbers and place value better by studying different bases has been debunked decades ago.
(sorry about the editorial rant)
I didn't understand a word you said after yes, but thanx for the help
To check if you understand the expression correctly, let's break it down step by step.
The expression "100,000 base 100" means that the number 100,000 is written in base 100. In base 100, each digit position represents a power of 100.
To convert 100,000 from base 100 to standard decimal form (base 10), you need to multiply each digit by the corresponding power of 100 and then sum up the results.
In this case, the number 100,000 in base 100 has five digits. Each digit represents a power of 100, increasing from right to left. For example, the rightmost digit represents 100^0, the next digit represents 100^1, and so on.
So, let's calculate it:
100,000 base 100 = 1 * 100^4 + 0 * 100^3 + 0 * 100^2 + 0 * 100^1 + 0 * 100^0
Simplifying this expression:
100,000 base 100 = 100,000
Therefore, 100,000 in base 100 is the same as 100,000 in standard decimal (base 10) form. There is no exponent involved here.
Hence, your understanding is partially correct. There is no exponent involved when converting a number to base 100.