Comments on: Bases - What are They? (Part 3) How to change base 2 numbers into base 10 http://mathmojo.com/chronicles/2008/08/10/bases-3/ The Official Blog of MathMojo.com - helping public school, homeschooling, unschooling students, parents, teachers and adults learn math with easy and effective methods. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:20:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Steph http://mathmojo.com/chronicles/2008/08/10/bases-3/comment-page-1/#comment-87219 Steph Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:40:22 +0000 http://mathmojo.com/chronicles/?p=260#comment-87219 Let's see ... 110101 in base 2 -- converted to base 10 -- is 32+16+4+1=53?? I remember being briefly exposed to bases in school ... but no one really explained them or thought to mention why they were important. of course this was back in the day when computers weren't a part of most people's everyday experiences. Thanks for posting the clear, informative articles. <em><strong>Professor Homunculus sez:</strong></em> Yup, you nailed it right on the bean. And thanks for your nice comment. Let’s see … 110101 in base 2 — converted to base 10 — is 32+16+4+1=53??

I remember being briefly exposed to bases in school … but no one really explained them or thought to mention why they were important. of course this was back in the day when computers weren’t a part of most people’s everyday experiences.

Thanks for posting the clear, informative articles.

Professor Homunculus sez:

Yup, you nailed it right on the bean. And thanks for your nice comment.

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