a guy told me that 1 and 1 and 1 equals 1; 1 and 1 and 1 equals 3; and 1 and 1 and 1 equals 7. 1*1*1=1; 1+1+1=3; how does 1 and 1 and 1 equal 7?
2007-12-31 08:46:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
BINARY!!!!!!!!!!!
1x1=1
1x2=2
1x4=4
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7
He was using the binary system.
Ask him how 1 and 1 and 1 make 584
That might get him really confused!
(It's the octal number system)
2007-12-31 09:00:41 · answer #1 · answered by albert.dieu 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What does binary base mean?
2007-12-31 17:13:57 · answer #2 · answered by nightowl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The binary number 111 has a decimal value of 7
2007-12-31 16:56:35 · answer #3 · answered by kindricko 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He must be thinking in binary (base-2)
111 (base 2) is equivalent to 2^2 + 2^1 + 2^0 = 4 + 2 + 1 = 7
2007-12-31 16:54:40 · answer #4 · answered by Puzzling 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
oh please.
2007-12-31 16:54:40 · answer #5 · answered by mbp 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋