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WASSCE Mathematics · Numbers & Numeration

Number Bases

Converting numbers between bases and operating within them.

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1 h 7 min
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Across the topic: 9 sections · 13 worked examples · 2 diagrams

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8 lessons · 1 h 7 min

  1. 1What Are Number Bases?8 minFree
  2. 2Number bases: place value and converting to and from base ten7 min Plan
    • Place value
    • Converting from any base to base ten
    • Converting from base ten to another base
    • Converting between two other bases
    • Fractions in other bases

    5 worked examples · 2 diagrams

  3. 3Operations in number bases and finding an unknown base6 min Plan
    • Addition
    • Subtraction
    • Multiplication
    • Finding an unknown base

    8 worked examples

  4. 4Converting from Base 10 to Other Bases10 min Plan
  5. 5Converting from Other Bases to Base 108 min Plan
  6. 6Converting Between Non-decimal Bases9 min Plan
  7. 7Arithmetic in Other Bases10 min Plan
  8. 8Number Base Equations and the WAEC Trap9 min Plan

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