>Not to mention "=3D 42"
>
In the series in which 42 was the answer, the question emerged "what is=
6x9?" Do the computation in base 13. That is, put the "4" is in the 13's=
place, not in the tens place. So to convert 42 in base 13 to its=
equivalent in base 10, that we will more easily understand:
in base 13, 42 =3D 4x13 + 2x1 =3D 52+2 =3D 54 in base ten=3D 6x9=20
so 6x9=3D42 if computed in base 13.
trivially yours,
bb
Bill Barowy, Associate Professor
Lesley College, 31 Everett Street, Cambridge, MA 02138-2790=20
Phone: 617-349-8168 / Fax: 617-349-8169
http://www.lesley.edu/faculty/wbarowy/Barowy.html
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