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number theory intermediate

Problem

Sum and , expressing your answer in base 8.
Solution
We consider that an octal digit may be represented as three binary digits since . The octal digit corresponds to , , etc. So, to convert the binary number to octal, we convert digits in groups of 3. Now we add the two numbers in octal: . The answer is .
Final answer
7602_8