OpenStax, Contemporary Mathematics §4.4 Addition and Subtraction in Base Systems · Example 10 · Number Theory · Scales of notation

Addition and Subtraction in Base Systems · Example 10

Explain the error in the following calculation, and correct the error:

$8 9_{12} + 7 6_{12} = 16 5_{12}$

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OpenStax, Contemporary Mathematics · §4.4 Addition and Subtraction in Base Systems · Example 10

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