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=> Off Topic Discussions => Topic started by: Fester on March 08, 2010, 04:57:59 PM
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There are 10 Types of People in the world.
Those who understand binary and those who don't.
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I graduated High School in 1974, to give you some idea when all this took place. Back in the 8th grade--1968?--in our regular math class we were studying Base2 mathematics (as well as other Bases). All I can remember thinking was, "How in the world is anybody ever going to use this?" I have missed the boat too many times to count.
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You don't like that "one bit" do you?
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I like it "two bits" though.
You don't like that "one bit" do you?
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Okay Dave and Fester,
I googled base 2 math, and got lost here--probably somewhere around 8th grade stuff...??
Years later, we learned that the ones column meant 10^0, the tens column meant 10^1, the hundreds column 10^2 and so on, such that
10^2|10^1|10^0
1 | 9 | 3
the number 193 is really {(1*10^2)+(9*10^1)+(3*10^0)}.
Can anyone explain what the carrot means? Maybe if I get that I can move on to the next section...... ::) ::)I hope. I can't figure out how 193 is obtained here.
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^ is called a caret (not a carrot which Bugs Bunny likes)
has a few meanings but in your instance .....
10 ^ 2 .... is 10 to the power of 2
(as in the written number 10 with a little 2 to the top right, raised slightly above the top of the 10)
it is used in places like this where superscript is not available
Okay Dave and Fester,
I googled base 2 math, and got lost here--probably somewhere around 8th grade stuff...??
Years later, we learned that the ones column meant 10^0, the tens column meant 10^1, the hundreds column 10^2 and so on, such that
10^2|10^1|10^0
1 | 9 | 3
the number 193 is really {(1*10^2)+(9*10^1)+(3*10^0)}.
Can anyone explain what the carrot means? Maybe if I get that I can move on to the next section...... ::) ::)I hope. I can't figure out how 193 is obtained here.
It also has nothing to do with understanding this riddle.
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I don't get this! but I never confused 31 Oct = 25 Dec. either. ;D
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Ok, I do get 10 = 2, never was good at math though. :-\
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31 Oct. does equal 25 Dec.
31 Octal = 25 Decimal
I don't get this! but I never confused 31 Oct = 25 Dec. either. ;D
Halloween = Christmas
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Joel is the winner!
Ok, I do get 10 = 2, never was good at math though. :-\
10 binary = 2 decimal
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Joel is the winner?!? And I didn't even know it was a contest. Told you I miss the boat all the time. :D
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Hey, you guys have got me laughing...I understood Vangie's 193...and it didn't have anything to do with the riddle!! bummer!! Geez...Dave is there room on your boat?? I missed that other one, too! hehehe!! :D
Kathy ;)
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the number 193 is really {(1*10^2)+(9*10^1)+(3*10^0)}.
Now lets help Vangie.
Basically ....
(1*10^2) is 1 multiplied by 100 (10^2 is a 1 with 2 zeros)
(9*10^1) is 9 multiplied by 10 (10^1 is a 1 with 1 zero)
(3*10^0) is 3 multiplied by 1 (10^0 is a 1 with 0 zeros)
(1*10^2)+(9*10^1)+(3*10^0)
(1*100)+(9*10)+(3*1)
100+90+3
193
Note: * means multiplied by: 3*3=9 (same as 3x3=9)
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Thank you Fester. I got it when you explained the caret, but it was great to have the whole thing spelled out. Now I know I had it right. ;) I never understood how bases other than 10 (or okay, 12 maybe--you know, timekeeping) would come into play, but they really do.
Especially with the binary stuff. Who knew back in the early eighties? The Bill Gates' and the Festers' I guess. :)
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WOW!!! I won! Things really are looking up for me.
Never could win anything, unlike one of my sisters. No matter what she did she always brought something home from contest.
Joel :)
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What is this I don't even-
My weak mind fails to grasp the -insert fitting description- that is binary.