Surely, like us, an octal-based critter would round it to the nearest easy fraction - which for them would be "about 1/12th". (Because (Base_8) 1/12th is (Base_10) 1/10th).Nik_2213 said:Is there a more elegant way to express eg 14% (Base_10) in Octal than as eg 11/100 {Base_8} ?
Tangential: Has any-one seen a Base_8 slide-rule, be-it linear or circular ??
Well, $$\frac{14_{10}}{100_{10}} = \frac{16_8}{144_8} = \frac{7_8}{62_8}$$ which I'm positive about.DaveC426913 said:(Did I get those numbers right? I really struggled in base notation in grade school.)
The purpose of expressing a percentage in octal is to convert a decimal value to its equivalent in base 8. This can be useful in certain mathematical calculations or for representing data in a different numerical system.
To convert a percentage from base 10 to octal, you can first convert the percentage to a decimal value by dividing it by 100. Then, you can use the remainder method to convert the decimal value to its equivalent in base 8.
Sure, for example, if we want to express 14% in octal, we can first convert it to a decimal value (0.14) and then use the remainder method to get the octal equivalent, which would be 0.224 (since 0.14 = 0.224 in base 8).
There may be some advantages in certain situations, such as when working with binary or hexadecimal numbers, as octal is a base 8 system and can be easily converted to and from these bases. However, for general use, it is more common and practical to express percentages in decimal form.
Yes, since octal is a base 8 system, the maximum number of digits in an octal percentage would be 8 (0-7). Any additional digits would need to be converted to the next place value, similar to how we convert decimal numbers with more than 10 digits to scientific notation.