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number theory intermediate

Problem

Add Express your answer in base 7.
Solution
We can line up the numbers and add just as we do in base 10. For example, in the second column we get , which we carry just as in base 10 by placing the digit 0 in the sum and carrying 1 to the next column. We get \begin{array}{c@{}c@{}c@{}c} & & 1 & 0_7 \\ + & 1 & 6 & 3_7 \\ \cline{2-4} & 2 & 0 & 3_7, \\ \end{array}so the sum is
Final answer
203_7