EXERCISE CHAPTER 1: NUMBER BASE
1 If 53 + 4 × 5 + x = 10435, find the value of x.
A 4 C 1
B 3 D 0
2 Given that 10112 + 101102 = x2 − 11002, find the value of x.
A 101100 C 1001011
B 101101 D 1011011
3 Express 100405 as a number in base eight.
A 11778 C 12058
B 12018 D 12158
4 Convert 35110 to a number in base eight.
A 6378 C 5378
B 5478 D 5328
5 Express 3418 as a number in base five.
A 13305 C 14045
B 14005 D 14105
6 Find the value of the digit 5, in base ten, in the number 54308.
A 20 480 C 512
B 2 560 D 320
7 Given that 11000012 − y2 = 10001102 − 1000102, find the value of y.
A 1111011 C 111111
B 1110011 D 111101
8 Convert 13010 to a number in base two.
A 100000102 C 100100102
B 100000112 D 101000102
9 Express 4 ×53 − 52 + 4 × 50 as a number in base five.
A 34005 C 34075
B 34045 D 34145
10 Convert 78210 to a number in base five.
A 112125 C 111175
B 111225 D 111125
11 Find the value of the digit 1, in base ten, in the number 43105.
A 1 C 25
B 5 D 125
12 Given that 2415 = q2, find the value of q.
A 1000111 C 10001110
B 1010111 D 10001111
13 1001002 − 101002 =
A 100002 C 1000002
B 101002 D 1000012
14 If 10101002 − 111112 = x, express x as a number in base five.
A 2135 C 2035
B 2085 D 1975
15 If 10010112 − 1100002 = s, express s as a number in base eight.
A 438 C 338
B 358 D 308
16 1000002 + 101112 − 1010002 =
A 10112 C 11102
B 11012 D 11112
17 10101002 + 10100002 =
A 100001002 C 101001002
B 101000002 D 101001012
18 Given that 10101102 = t5, find the value of t.
A 321 C 1221
B 341 D 1241
19 If 3 × 53 + x × 52 + 5 + 2 = 30125, find the value of x.
A 0 C 2
B 1 D 3
20 Given that 11002 + 11102 = x2 − 1110002, find the value of x.
A 11100101 C 1110010
B 10100101 D 1010010
21 Express 111215 as a number in base eight.
A 14138 C 14208
B 14168 D 14228
22 Convert 69110 to a number in base eight.
A 13638 C 12668
B 12738 D 12638
23 Express 1468 as a number in base five.
A 4145 C 3415
B 4025 D 3335
24 Find the value of the digit 7, in base ten, in the number 52708.
A 448 C 8
B 56 D 7
25 Given that 1011012 − t2 = 10001112 − 1011112, find the value of t.
A 101011 C 10111
B 101010 D 10101
26 Convert 77710 to a number in base two.
A 11000010012 C 11000011012
B 11000010112 D 11010010012
27 Express 5 ×53 − 2 × 52 + 5 + 4 ×50 as a number in base five.
A 43085 C 43205
B 43145 D 43245
28 Convert 61710 to a number in base five.
A 44325 C 44425
B 44345 D 45325
29 Find the value of the digit 2, in base ten, in the number 30125.
A 1 C 10
B 2 D 25
30 Given that 2425 = p2, find the value of p.
A 10110000 C 1001100
B 10010000 D 1001000
31 1001102 − 111002 =
A 10002 C 101012
B 10102 D 111012
32 If 101112 − 100002 = m, express m as a number in base five.
A 55 C 125
B 95 D 225
33 If 10010002 − 1100012 = s, express s as a number in base eight.
A 378 C 278
B 318 D 178
34 111002 + 1001002 − 1011002 =
A 101102 C 101002
B 101012 D 100002
35 10010112 + 1110112 =
A 100001002 C 100001112
B 100001102 D 100011102
36 Given that 10010002 = p5, find the value of p.
A 242 C 1142
B 312 D 1212
37 If 53 + 4 × 52 + x × 5 + 3 = 14235, find the value of x.
A 1 C 3
B 2 D 4
38 Given that 1100102 + 10102 = y2 − 100012, find the value of y.
A 1001100 C 10011011
B 1001101 D 11011011
39 Express 112345 as a number in base eight.
A 14738 C 14648
B 14658 D 14638
40 Convert 61010 to a number in base eight.
A 12428 C 11438
B 11528 D 11428
Answer:
1B 2B 3C 4C 5B
6B 7D 8A 9B 10 D
11 B 12 A 13 A 14 C 15 C
16 D 17 C 18 A 19 A 20 D
21 D 22 D 23 B 24 B 25 D
26 A 27 B 28 A 29 B 30 D
31 B 32 C 33 C 34 C 35 B
36 A 37 B 38 B 39 D 40 D
