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Smallest Legal Base Simulation

written by Teresa Carrigan

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THINGS TO NOTICE

The smallest legal base is always one more than the largest digit found in the digit pattern. If that digit is A, B, C, D, E or F, then the digit is converted to its decimal equivalent first. For example, if a digit pattern contains an F, then the smallest legal base would be 16, because F represents the decimal number 15.

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THINGS TO TRY

Set slow-motion to 0.3, click setup, and then click go.

Click setup, and then determine on paper what the answer would be. Click go to check your answer.

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Applets on this website were written by Teresa Carrigan in 2004, for use in computer science courses at Blackburn College, with the exception of the Fireworks applet. The applets made with NetLogo require Java 1.4.1 or higher to run. The applets made with NetBeans require Java 1.4.2 or higher to run. Applets might not run on Windows 95 or Mac OS 8 or 9. You may obtain the latest Java plugin from Sun's Java site.