Lesson 6
The Octal System
From eight to ten
Page 206
You’re on the right track.
.548 is
5(8 − 1) + 4(8 − 2), or
5⎛⎝(1)/(8)⎞⎠ + 4⎛⎝(1)/(64)⎞⎠ =
(5)/(8) + (4)/(64) = (44)/(64).
This is an ordinary fraction, which isn’t reduced, of course. You were asked to convert to a decimal fraction. Go back to Page 209 and finish the job.
