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Consider the two different numbers 327b (327 is base b) and 327b 1 (327 in base b 1), where b is a positive integer 8 or greater. If the difference between these two numbers is 89, what is the value of b

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Answer:

Value of b = 14

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Consider the two different numbers 327b (327 is base b) and 327b 1 (327 in base b-example-1
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