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

$$13242(quintal)=2060(octal)$$