How does counting in this system work and what are some advantages of counting that way as opposed to base 10?
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Usually counting in base 2, 8, or 16 are beneficial for computer science.
Counting works similar to base ten… when you get one more than the base number minus 1 you carry the digit.
Example in base 10: when you get to 9 the very next number carries the one and you get 10
9 + 1 = 10
in base 2:
1 + 1 = 10
in base 8
7 + 1 = 10
in base 16:
F + 1 = 10
https://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/bases.html
Use the powers of the base to see what each digit means. See the link.
In bases under 10 you can count on your fingers if you imagine only having that number of fingers minus one.
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