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Keeping it Positive (Posted on 2005-12-29) Difficulty: 3 of 5
x = O - 1
x is a positive integer
solve for x

See The Solution Submitted by tanx    
Rating: 4.3333 (6 votes)

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re(2): Another Try at a Solution - Spoiler | Comment 17 of 24 |
(In reply to re: Another Try at a Solution - Spoiler by tanx)

I respectfully disagree with your first line.  The conventional way to express base 26 is using the letters A thru Z, not starting with 0123etc. as you suggest.  I agree that hexadecimal uses both numbers and letters as you show.

But ok, then in any base where the letter O is included, then

x = O - 1 = N (and it stays in whatever base one chooses).

 


  Posted by dopey915 on 2006-01-06 11:56:01
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