Re: [math-fun] DO sweat it

On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 8:21 AM, Henry Baker <hbaker1@pipeline.com> wrote:

Hmmm... Is there a positive base x and a base y (hopefully rational) such that 998 (base x) = 255 (base y) ?

Certainly! When x=1/3 and y=1, both sides equal 12! --Michael

At 08:04 PM 4/25/2011, Bernie Cosell wrote:

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we could agree that 998 != 255.

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