Let's change the Oz house number to
5000, how many houses in base 10?

• If Oz house is base 6, then
  5000 in base 6 =5*(6^3)+0+0+0 = 5*216 +0+0+0 = 1080 in base 10
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• PRAVEEN,
  The originating Oz puzzle is:
  "The citizens of planet Oz are 6 fingered and thus have developed a number system in base 6. A certain street in Oz contains 1000 buildings numbered from 1 to 1000. How many 3’s are used in numbering these buildings? Express your answer in base 10." NOTE: there seems to be a glitch in the "How many..." portion of the question, so I assumed that the question is asking for the number of houses in base 10.
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• 5000 in base 8 = 5*(8^3)+0+0+0 = 5*512= 2560 in base 10.
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• Oz house is base 6
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• 8 in base(5000)=5*8^3+0*8^2+0*8^1+0*8^0=10 in base (2560)
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• could anyone plz explain the question??
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• Suman gives the right answer, if I interpreted the question correctly.
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