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The number two hundred is rewritten in base seven. What does it look like?

Competition practiceNumber & Arithmetic
  • A266
  • B310
  • C404
  • D440

Step-by-Step Solution

In base seven the place values are 49, 7 and 1. Now 200 ÷ 49 = 4 with 4 left over, and that 4 is smaller than 7, so it needs no sevens at all: 4 ÷ 7 = 0 remainder 4. The digits are therefore 4, 0, 4, i.e. 404. Check: . Writing 440 drops the leftover 4 into the sevens column instead of the units column and comes to .
Answer: C) 404

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