Jambmaths question:
Convert 22324 to a number in base six
Option A:
4506
Option B:
2546
Option C:
5536
Option D:
5406
Jamb Maths Solution:
$\begin{align} & \text{First convert to decimal system} \\ & {{2232}_{4}}=2\times {{4}^{3}}+2\times {{4}^{2}}+3\times {{4}^{1}}+2\times {{4}^{0}} \\ & =128+32+12+2 \\ & ={{174}_{10}} \\ & \text{Convert 17}{{\text{4}}_{\text{1}0}}\text{to base 6} \\ & \text{gives 17}{{\text{4}}_{10}}={{450}_{6}} \\\end{align}$
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