Answer to Question #158973 in Math for Banele

Question

how to convert quintal number 13242 to octal

Answer 1

In the quintal (base 5) system we have:

$13242_5=1\times5^4+3\times5^3+2\times5^2+4\times5^1+2\times5^0$

$=1072(in\ decimal)$

$1072=2\times8^3+0\times8^2+6\times8^1+0\times8^0$

Therefore

$13242(quintal)=2060(octal)$