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11/1/2002 10:27:15 PM EDT

OCT 31 = DEC 25


Is this true? Explain.


11/1/2002 10:30:04 PM EDT
[#1]
I think it was originally - or at least it was similar.
Halloween = All Hallow's Eve
Oh wait, the equivalent would be 24DEC.
11/1/2002 11:45:20 PM EDT
[#2]
oct 31 = (3x81) + (1x80) = dec 25
So oct 31 is equal to dec 25. Octal 31 has the same value as decimal 25. Both octal and October are abbreviated as oct and both December and decimal are abbreviated as dec. October 31 is Halloween and December 25 is Christmas.

Hexadecimals.

11/1/2002 11:48:57 PM EDT
[#3]
And I thought an exponent with an exponent was advanced [BD]
11/2/2002 12:09:40 AM EDT
[#4]
Both are Trick or Treat!

 Bob  [:D]
11/2/2002 1:07:36 AM EDT
[#5]
Quoted:
And I thought an exponent with an exponent was advanced [BD]
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Oh, I haven't a clue what any of it means.  Just did a google search. [:P]
11/2/2002 6:26:32 AM EDT
[#6]

[b]Ratters[/b] is right.

In octadecimal (base 8), there is no numeral above 7.

In decimal (base 10), there is no numeral above 9.

octadecimal: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,30,[b]31[/b]

decimal: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,[b]25[/b]


In octadecimal (OCT), "31" is the 25th number.

11/2/2002 6:34:25 AM EDT
[#7]
I'm with Bobbyjack although the "correct?" answer only confirms why I always and still to this day HATE math.[:D]