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Worksheet Worksheet 5

1.

In the same way that we used base-8 blocks to visualize addition in base-8, we can use it to help us perform subtraction.

Draw a blocks diagram to represent \(42_8 - 25_8\) and compute the result.

2.

Draw a blocks diagram to represent \(143_8 - 55_8\) and compute the result.

3.

Think about (but do not draw) the diagram you would need to represent \(52_8 - 33_8\) and compute the result from that mental picture.