Convert 6 from decimal to octal
(base 8) notation:
Power Test
Raise our base of 8 to a power
Start at 0 and increasing by 1 until it is >= 6
80 = 1
81 = 8 <--- Stop: This is greater than 6
Since 8 is greater than 6, we use 1 power less as our starting point which equals 0
Build octal notation
Work backwards from a power of 0
We start with a total sum of 0:
80 = 1
The highest coefficient less than 7 we can multiply this by to stay under 6 is 6
Multiplying this coefficient by our original value, we get: 6 * 1 = 6
Add our new value to our running total, we get:
0 + 6 = 6
This = 6, so we assign our outside coefficient of 6 for this digit.
Our new sum becomes 6
Our octal notation is now equal to 6
Final Answer
We are done. 6 converted from decimal to octal notation equals 68.
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What is the Answer?
We are done. 6 converted from decimal to octal notation equals 68.
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