Types of Numbers - SAT Subject Test in Math I

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Question

Express 374 in base six.

Answer

To convert a base ten number to base six, divide the number by six, with the remainder being the digit in the units place; continue, dividing each successive quotient by 6 and putting the remainder in the next position to the left until the final quotient is less than 6.

- the rightmost digit is 2

- the next digit to the left is 2

- the next digit to the left is 4, and the digit to the left of that is 1.

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Question

Express in base ten.

Answer

Place values in the base five system are powers of five rather than powers of ten. is equal to

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Question

Which of the following is the smallest prime number:?

Answer

A prime number has only two factor, and itself.

This is not true for or so they are not the answer.

are all prime numbers and is the smallest so it is your answer.

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Which of the following is a rational number?

Answer

A rational number is any number that can be expressed as an integer p or a fraction p/q. In the set of number given only fits into that category.

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