EXERCISE CHAPTER 1: NUMBER BASE

Paper 1

1 If 53 + 4 × 5 + x = 10435, find the value of x.

A 4 C 1 12 Given that 2415 = q2, find the value of q.
B 3 D 0 A 1000111 C 10001110
B 1010111 D 10001111
2 Given that 10112 + 101102 = x2 − 11002, find
the value of x. 13 1001002 − 101002 =
A 101100 C 1001011 A 100002 C 1000002
B 101101 D 1011011 B 101002 D 1000012

3 Express 100405 as a number in base eight. 14 If 10101002 − 111112 = x, express x as a

A 11778 C 12058 number in base five.
B 12018 D 12158 A 2135 C 2035
B 2085 D 1975
4 Convert 35110 to a number in base eight.
A 6378 C 5378 15 If 10010112 − 1100002 = s, express s as a
B 5478 D 5328 number in base eight.
A 438 C 338
5 Express 3418 as a number in base five. B 358 D 308
A 13305 C 14045
B 14005 D 14105 16 1000002 + 101112 − 1010002 =
A 10112 C 11102
6 Find the value of the digit 5, in base ten, in B 11012 D 11112
the number 54308.
A 20 480 C 512 17 10101002 + 10100002 =
B 2 560 D 320 A 100001002 C 101001002
B 101000002 D 101001012
7 Given that 11000012 − y2 = 10001102 −
1000102, find the value of y. 18 Given that 10101102 = t5, find the value of t.
A 1111011 C 111111 A 321 C 1221
B 1110011 D 111101 B 341 D 1241

8 Convert 13010 to a number in base two.. 19 If 3 × 53 + x × 52 + 5 + 2 = 30125, find the

A 100000102 C 100100102 value of x.
B 100000112 D 101000102 A 0 C 2
B 1 D 3
20 Given that 11002 + 11102 = x2 − 1110002,
find the value of x.
A 11100101 C 1110010
9 Express 4 × 53 − 52 + 4 × 50 as a number in
B 10100101 D 1010010
base five.
A 34005 C 34075
21 Express 111215 as a number in base eight.
B 34045 D 34145
A 14138 C 14208
B 14168 D 14228
10 Convert 78210 to a number in base five.
A 112125 C 111175
22 Convert 69110 to a number in base eight.
B 111225 D 111125
A 13638 C 12668
B 12738 D 12638
11 Find the value of the digit 1, in base ten, in
the number 43105.
A 1 C 25
B 5 D 125
23 Express 1468 as a number in base five. number in base five.
A 4145 C 3415 A 55 C 125
B 4025 D 3335 B 95 D 225

24 Find the value of the digit 7, in base ten, in 33 If 10010002 − 1100012 = s, express s as a
the number 52708. number in base eight..
A 448 C 8 A 378 C 278
B 56 D 7 B 318 D 178

25 Given that 1011012 − t2 = 10001112 − 34 111002 + 1001002 − 1011002 =

1011112, find the value of t. A 101102 C 101002
A 101011 C 10111 B 101012 D 100002
B 101010 D 10101

26 Convert 77710 to a number in base two.. 35 10010112 + 1110112 =

A 11000010012 C 11000011012 A 100001002 C 100001112
B 11000010112 D 11010010012 B 100001102 D 100011102

27 Express 5 × 53 − 2 × 52 + 5 + 4 × 50 as a 36 Given that 10010002 = p5, find the value of

number in base five. p.
A 43085 C 43205 A 242 C 1142
B 43145 D 43245 B 312 D 1212

28 Convert 61710 to a number in base five. 37 If 53 + 4 × 52 + x × 5 + 3 = 14235, find the

A 44325 C 44425 value of x.
B 44345 D 45325 A 1 C 3
B 2 D 4
29 Find the value of the digit 2, in base ten, in
the number 30125. 38 Given that 1100102 + 10102 = y2 − 100012,
A 1 C 10 find the value of y.
B 2 D 25 A 1001100 C 10011011
B 1001101 D 11011011
30 Given that 2425 = p2, find the value of p.
A 10110000 C 1001100 39 Express 112345 as a number in base eight.
B 10010000 D 1001000 A 14738 C 14648
B 14658 D 14638
31 1001102 − 111002 =
A 10002 C 101012 40 Convert 61010 to a number in base eight.
B 10102 D 111012 A 12428 C 11438
B 11528 D 11428
32 If 101112 − 100002 = m, express m as a

Answer:

1B 2B 3C 4C 5B
6B 7D 8A 9B 10 D
11 B 12 A 13 A 14 C 15 C
16 D 17 C 18 A 19 A 20 D
21 D 22 D 23 B 24 B 25 D
26 A 27 B 28 A 29 B 30 D
31 B 32 C 33 C 34 C 35 B
36 A 37 B 38 B 39 D 40 D