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  1. J

    Undergrad How do I handle base 14 subtraction with larger numbers?

    ok figured it out...there was a trick that I did not know... 1. apparently negative is not really allowed... 35 - AB...(base 14) step one (from the right): subtract 5 - B. Since B is larger, we borrow from the left... 5 + 14 = 19, then minus B (= 11 in base 14) == 8. step two...
  2. J

    Undergrad How do I handle base 14 subtraction with larger numbers?

    that is the answer the book has. I also suspect the answer is incorrect. I got the same answer as you. Here is the way they wrote the solution: 35 - AB 1 ------ 68
  3. J

    Undergrad How do I handle base 14 subtraction with larger numbers?

    I am trying to solve the following problem. It is not homework since I am just brushing up =) but I will try posting it here. I have the following base 14 subtraction problem: 35 - AB = ? I can look up the answer, which is shown as 68 (base 14). But, for the life of my, I can...