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wu :: forums    riddles    easy (Moderators: Grimbal, SMQ, ThudnBlunder, Icarus, towr, william wu, Eigenray)    If 'B2 = B' and 'B8 = O' ,what does b16 equal? « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: If 'B2 = B' and 'B8 = O' ,what does b16 equal?  (Read 582 times) the13thseeker Newbie     Gender: Posts: 2 If 'B2 = B' and 'B8 = O' ,what does b16 equal?   « on: Sep 25th, 2003, 11:36pm » Quote Modify Hello....I found a question of which I couldnt make any sense of   . I don't know where I should put it, so I am putting it here in 'easy'. The question is as follows.   If 'B2 = B' and 'B8 = O' ,what does b16 equal?   I can't see the logic behind this question. Can anyone help ?   // title modified by towr « Last Edit: Sep 26th, 2003, 2:44am by towr » IP Logged wowbagger Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 727 Re: Confused.......   « Reply #1 on: Sep 26th, 2003, 2:18am » Quote Modify My first idea is that "B2" and "B8" stand for "base 2" and "base 8", respectively. Numbers in base 2 are called binary, in base 8, octal. Consequently, "B16" would lead to hexadecimal.   Of course, the context in which this question came up could be of help.   Please try to write meaningful titles. « Last Edit: Sep 26th, 2003, 2:20am by wowbagger » IP Logged "You're a jerk, <your surname>!" Speaker Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 1118 Re: If 'B2 = B' and 'B8 = O' ,what does b16 equal?   « Reply #2 on: Sep 26th, 2003, 5:48pm » Quote Modify wowbagger: I kept looking at the "b" in b16, because it was lowercase. Now, I think the case is meaningless, and you must be correct. IP Logged They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. <Ben Franklin> the13thseeker Newbie     Gender: Posts: 2 Re: If 'B2 = B' and 'B8 = O' ,what does b16 equal?   « Reply #3 on: Sep 28th, 2003, 6:53am » Quote Modify Thanks a lot Wowbagger. You are right. I finally understand the logic behind the question. I was running around in circles uptill now, trying to make some sort of alphabetic series. Thanks for your valuable help. I will also try to write meaningful titles next time. IP Logged Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print Forum Jump: ----------------------------- riddles -----------------------------=> easy   - medium   - hard   - what am i   - what happened   - microsoft   - cs   - putnam exam (pure math)   - suggestions, help, and FAQ   - general problem-solving / chatting / whatever ----------------------------- general -----------------------------  - guestbook   - truth   - complex analysis   - wanted   - psychology   - chinese « Previous topic | Next topic »

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