1960 AHSME Problems/Problem 16

Problem 16

In the numeration system with base $5$ , counting is as follows: $1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 20,\ldots$ . The number whose description in the decimal system is $69$ , when described in the base $5$ system, is a number with:

$\textbf{(A)}\ \text{two consecutive digits} \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \text{two non-consecutive digits} \qquad \\ \textbf{(C)}\ \text{three consecutive digits} \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \text{three non-consecutive digits} \qquad \\ \textbf{(E)}\ \text{four digits}$

Solution

Since $25<69<125$ , divide $69$ by $25$ . The quotient is $2$ and the remainder is $19$ , so rewrite the number as $69 = 2 \cdot 25 + 19$ Similarly, dividing $19$ by $5$ results in quotient of $3$ and remainder of $4$ , so rewrite the number as $69 = 2 \cdot 25 + 3 \cdot 5 + 4 \cdot 1$ . Thus, the number in base $5$ can be written as $234_5$ , so the answer is $\boxed{\textbf{(C)}}$

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