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Muddy Elite user 449 Posts |
A = 22
B = 23 C = 30 F = ? |
Muddy Elite user 449 Posts |
This should make easy ...
the column left of the "=" is one base the column right of the "=" is another base |
Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27297 Posts |
There are only four bases on the baseball field. Any team in particular?
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leonard Regular user North Carolina 148 Posts |
I'll bite.
Assuming A, B and C are sequential, it looks like base four. Hence, skipping D and E, we find F = 33. |
Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27297 Posts |
Yes, there is a key assumption. Is B the successor of A?
Gonna start asking some questions on these riddles.
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Muddy Elite user 449 Posts |
Left column is base 20 ... right column is base 4
so yup ... you're right! |
Wolflock Inner circle South Africa 2257 Posts |
I also figure F=33
Wolflock
Pro Magician & Escapologist Member of JMC (Johannesburg Magic Circle) South Africa |
stanalger Special user St. Louis, MO 998 Posts |
Muddy,
Didn't you mean to say, "Left column is base 16 (hexadecimal)"? In base 16 (not base 20), A=10, B=11, C=12, etc. Stan Alger |
stanalger Special user St. Louis, MO 998 Posts |
On second thought....
I suppose ANY base bigger than 15 would work for the left-hand column.... if 9+1=A, A+1=B, B+1=C, etc. (For bases larger than 36, we'd need to come up with some more symbols for the remaining "digits.") Stan Alger |
Muddy Elite user 449 Posts |
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On 2005-01-27 08:18, stanalger wrote: Indeed! Sharp observation! |
leonard Regular user North Carolina 148 Posts |
Stan,
I think any base bigger than 10 would work. I vaguely remember learning base twelve in seventh grade, where the symbols were 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,T and E. I have no idea if it is used for anything "real." leonard P.S. There are 10 kinds of people in the world. Those who understand binary math, and those who don't. |
stanalger Special user St. Louis, MO 998 Posts |
Leonard,
I said "bigger than 15" because 0-9 together with A-F results in 16 different "digits." Stan |
zur Special user California 671 Posts |
Math questions make people dizzy.
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