Which of the following has the same value in decimal, none of them?

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The discussion centers on a problem involving the conversion of numbers from different bases to decimal (base 10). The user initially believed that none of the numbers equaled each other in decimal form. However, upon review, it was noted that only four numbers were presented in the attached image, suggesting a potential oversight in the original question regarding the fifth number. The user acknowledged this mistake, indicating that the confusion stemmed from an incomplete analysis of the problem.

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Hello everyone, I'm revewing for an exam and I tried this problem and i got them all not equalling the same number in base 10. The question says:
Each of the following five numbers has a different base , which of thefigve numbers have the same value in decimal. Well here is my work and none of them where, did i do it right'?
http://img276.imageshack.us/img276/7452/lastscan2ua.jpg
 
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I'm not going to check your arithmetic, but you expanded the numbers correctly. However, I only see 4 numbers on the attached .jpg, and your question says "which of the five numbers..." Maybe you just forgot to do one of the numbers.
 
lol, that was the problem, thanks again AKG
 

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