Chapter 1: Number Bases

1.1Number in Base 2, 8 and 5

1.
Number in Digits Place value
Base 2 0, 1 24 23 22 21 20
Base 8 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 8 4
8 3
8 2
8 1
80
Base 5 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 54 53 52 51 50
2. A number in any base can be written in expanded notation as the sum of
products of each digit and its place value.
Eg: (a) 101112 = 1 x 24 + 0 x 23 + 1 x 22 + 1 x 21 + 1 x 20
(b) 42158 = 4 x 83 + 2 x 82 + 1 x 81 + 5 x 80
(c) 31045 = 3 x 53 + 1 x 52 + 0 x 51 + 4 x 50
3. A number in base 2, 5 or 8 can be converted to a number in base ten.
Eg: 31045 = 3 x 53 + 1 x 52 + 0 x 51 + 4 x 50
= 375 + 25 + 0 + 4
= 40410
4. A number in base 10 can be converted in a number in base 2, 5 or 8 by
using repeated division.
Eg: (a) 2710 = 110112 = 1025 = 338

5. Converting numbers in a certain base to a number in a required base.

Eg: 1035 = 111002 = 348

6. Numbers in base 8 to base 2 and vice versa can be converted based on the
equivalent values table below.

Number in base 8 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Number in base 2 000 001 010 011 100 101 110 111
7. Addition and subtraction involving numbers in base 2, 5 or 8.
Exercise a. 9910
b. 14210
1. (a) State the five consecutive numbers in base two after 1011012.
c. 1101102
(b) It is given that 2310 = 435. Write 2410, 2510, 2610, 2710 and 2810 as a
d. 11100012
number in base five.
e. 3005
2. Given that 1158 < m < 1238, where m is a number in base eight. List down
f. 42105
all the values of m. 9. Convert each of the following as a number in base five.
3. State the value, in base ten, of the underlined digit in each of the following a. 27110
b. 80310
numbers.
c. 1101112
a. 1100012
d. 101100112
b. 20105
e. 678
c. 416358
f. 40118
d. 75138
e. 41325
f. 10101012
4. Write each of the following in expanded notation.
a. 1011102
b. 11011012
c. 245
d. 3025
e. 1538
f. 41608
5. Write each of the following as a number in the number base as indicated in
the brackets.
a. 22 + 21 + 20 (base two)
b. 24 + 23 + 22 (base two)
c. 3 x 83 + 2 x 80 (base eight)
d. 7 x 83 + 5 x 81 + 6 x 80 (base eight)
e. 55 + 50 (base five)
f. 4 x 54 + 2 x 52 + 1 (base five)
6. Express the following numbers as a number in base ten.
a. 1012
b. 100112
c. 458
d. 2168
e. 4035
f. 32145
7. Express each of the following numbers as a number in base two.
a. 7510
b. 20310
c. 368
d. 4058
e. 1005
f. 22115
8. Convert the following numbers as a number in base eight.