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number theory intermediate
Problem
Subtract . Express your answer in base .
Solution
When subtracting, we notice that we can't perform the subtraction of the right-most digits unless we borrow. However, we cannot borrow from the 's digit, since it is , so we must borrow from the 's digit. Borrowing allows us to replace with , which in turn we can borrow to replace with . Now, we can subtract directly to find that: \begin{array}{c@{}c@{\;}c@{\ }c@{\ }c@{\ }c} & & & \cancelto{0}{1} & \cancelto{5}{0} & \cancelto{7}{1}_{6} \\ &- & & & 3 & 2_{6} \\ \cline{2-6} && & & 2 & 5_{6} \\ \end{array}Thus, the answer is .
Final answer
25_{6}