Convert 2710 to another number in base three

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Mathematics - 2013 Subject: General Mathematics

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Convert 2710 to another number in base three

Answer Details
To convert the number 27 from base 10 to base 3, we need to divide 27 by 3 repeatedly until the quotient becomes zero. The remainders of each division, read from bottom to top, will be the digits of the number in base 3. 27 divided by 3 is 9 with a remainder of 0. 9 divided by 3 is 3 with a remainder of 0. 3 divided by 3 is 1 with a remainder of 0. 1 divided by 3 is 0 with a remainder of 1. Therefore, the number 27 in base 3 is 1000.

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