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STEP 2.32-6 Essay

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STEP1: write the numbers out, along with their differences from our working base (30). 32 -2 36 -6 STEP 2: Cross add/subtract to get 38 like in method 1. 32 -2 36 -6 38 STEP 3: This time, however, since we are treating it as 3 x 10 = 30. We multiply 38 x 3. When we do this we get 114. 32 -2 36 -6 114 / STEP 4: Since we took this as 3 x 10, our right-hand side can only have one digit (there is only one zero in 10). So we multiply (-2) x (-6) = 12, and this becomes our right-hand side. 32 -2 36 -6 114 /12 X=32 2 Y=36 6 (3) 38 12 114 12 = 114 12 114 LHS 12 RHS …..…..…………… Answer =1152

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