does anyone know the answer to this. i cant get it
If mickey mouse has 4 fingers what should. Mickey mouse should count most comfortably in what base?
Base 8?
5+8
Well, I wonder if they mean on each hand.
For example we have ten fingers total and use base ten.
If we had a total of eight, 4 on each hand, we might use base 8
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20
however if he really only had 4, two on each hand, maybe he would use base 4
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To determine in which base Mickey Mouse would count most comfortably, we need to understand what base is and how it relates to counting systems.
Base, also known as radix, is the number of unique digits or symbols used in a counting system. Typically, we use base 10, which consists of digits 0-9. In this system, when we reach the number 9, we need to carry over a digit to represent 10 and continue counting.
Since Mickey Mouse has four fingers, we can assume that his counting system would be based on the number of fingers he has. Therefore, Mickey Mouse would most comfortably count in base 4.
In base 4, the unique digits are 0, 1, 2, and 3. When counting, the sequence would be 0, 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 20, and so on. The number 10 in base 4 represents the quantity we know as 4 in base 10.
So, to answer the question, if Mickey Mouse has four fingers, he would most comfortably count in base 4.