CHAPTER 1: NUMBER BASES

1.1 Number in Base Two, Five and Eight

1.1A Stating Zero, One, Two, Three, . . . as a number in Base Two, Eight and Five.
Number in
base ten
Number in
Base two
Number in
Base eight
Number in
Base eight

02

12

10 2

11 2

100

08

18

28

38

48

58

05

15

25

35

45

10 5

101 2

110

111 2

1000

68

78

10 8

11 8

12 8

11 5

12 5

13 5

14 5

20 5

1001

10
2

1010

1.1B Stating The value of a Number in Base Two, Eight and Five.
Example :3
2
1
0
(a) 267410 = ( 2 10 ) + ( 6 10 ) + ( 7 10 ) + ( 4 10 )

) (

) (

) (

3
2
1
0
(b) 11012 = 1 2 + 1 2 + 0 2 + 1 2
2
1
0
(c) 4738 = ( 4 8 ) + ( 7 8 ) + ( 3 8 )

2
1
0
(d) 204 5 = ( 2 5 ) + ( 0 5 ) + ( 4 5 )

1.1C A number in certain base can be converted to a number in another base

(a) Conversion of the number in base two to the number in base eight and vice versa
Place value
Number in
Base two
Number in
Base eight

4 2

1 0

1 1

(b) Conversion of the number in m to the number in base n and vice versa
Base m

Convert

Base ten

Convert

Base n

1.1D Addition and subtraction of two numbers in base two.

( a) addition
02
02
+ 02
+ 12
02
12

12
+ 02
12

12
+ 12
102

12
12
+ 12
112

(b) Subtraction
02
12
- 02
- 02

12
- 12

102
- 12

1002
- 112

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12

02

12

12

Answer all questions

1.

What is the value of underlined digit , in base ten, in the number 1010112 ?
A 4

B 8

C 16

Given 281 10 = x5 , so x is
A 2111
B 1010110

2.

3.
A 4
4.

8.

9.

10.

What is the value of digit 5 , in base ten, in the number 2351 8 ?

B 32
C 40
D 64

1 045

B 1004

C 204

Express 8 3 + 8 as a number in base 8

A 301 8
B 1010 8
C 1001

12.

13.

14.

D 2004

D 3010

Given that 40 5 = 24 n , so the value of n is

A 10
B 5

C 8

Given that 314 5 = x 2 , so x is

A 1010110 2
B 1110110

C 101110

D2

D 1010100

Given that 603 8 = 3m710 , find the value of m

A 5
B 8
C 7

D 9

Express 3(53 ) + 25 +1 as a number in base five

A 311 5
B 3101 5
C 331 5

D 3211

Given that N 2 = 2 6 + 2 5 + 2 2 + 1 , then N is

A 1110110 2
B 1011010 2

11.

D 4431

Express 5 2 + 4 as a number in base five.

A

7.

C 431

What is the value of digit 4, in base ten, in the number 3432 5 ?

A 20
B 100
C 40
D 500

5.

6.

D 32

C 1100101

Express 2(8 3 ) + 4(8 2 ) + 8 0 as a number in base eight

A 2410 8
B 2411 8
C 2401 8

D 1100110

D 241 8

What is the value of the digit 3, in base ten, in the number 5374 8
A 1536
B 192
C 512
D 64
Express 124
A 100111

as a number in base two.

B 10111 2
C 110011

D 111001

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16.

Express 35 8 , as a number in base five

A 85 5
B 104 5
C 54 5

D 45 5

Given 1011 2 + M 10 = 10000 2 , the value of M is

A 101
B 3
C 110

D 5

11111 2 + 10111 2 =

17.

A 101110

B 110000

C 111111

D 110110

1 0 12 1 x02 = 1 1 20 1

18.
A 1001

B 1101

C 1011

D 1010

X 8 + 11101 2 = 101011 2 , the value of X is

19.

A 14 8

B 16 8

C 12 8

17 8

11101 2 + 1111 2 =

20.

A 1001100

B 100000

C 111100

D 101100

SOALAN SPM SEBENAR

SPM 2004
21. Express 5 3 + 3 as a number in base five.
A

1035

B 1003

22. 11011 2 + 111 2 =

A 100010 2

C 303

B 110011

D 3003

C 101100

D 111101

SPM 2005
23. What is the value of the digit 2, in base ten, in the number 3241
A 25
B 50
C 200

?
D 250

110001 2 1011 2 =

24.

A 100100

B 100110

C 111010

D 111100

SPM 2006
25.

What is the value of the digit 2, in base ten, in the number 1203

A 10

B 50

C 200

D 250

11001 2 101 2 =

26.
A 1001

B 1101

C 10000

D 10100

SPM 2007
27.

Given 3 5 3 + y 5 2 + 10 = 3420 5 Find the value of y.

,
A 0

28.

B 3

110010
A 101101 2

11101 2 =
B 11000

C 2

D 4

C 100101

D 10101

SPM 2008
Express 204
A 1012 5

29.

as a number in base five

B 1304 5

10101 2 11 2 =
A 10000 2

30.

B 10010

C 2101

D 4031

C 10100

D 10110

SPM 2009
31.

State the value of the digit 5 in the number 1536 8 , in base ten
A 40
B 64
C 320
D 500

32.

11100 2 1010 2
A 10000 2
B 10010

C 10100

D 10110

SPM 2010
33.

34.

Express 5(5 2 + 3) as a number in base five

A 3010 5
B 3001 5
C 1030
11001 2 110 2
A 10001 2
B 10011

D 1003

C 10101

D 10111