Lets see...

267573734103 = 12 Octal Digits = 12*3 bits
010 110 111 101 111 011 111 011 100 001 000 011  
 2   6   7   5   7   3   7   3   4   1   0   3  





-----Original Message-----
From: Edmund Cramp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 4:42 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [brlug-general] Math/computer question



> a Hex number is base 16.  In binary this would take four bits to
> represent.  Such as the hex number "a" would be 1011. Therefore a hex
> number of "05bde5b843" is 10 digits long.  Therefore it would be a 40
> bit key right?

Correct on all points - it's 40-bits - let's count them <grin>

0000,0101,1011,1101,1110,1111,1011,1000,0100,0011
 
> Just making sure that I am not crazy....

No more than the rest of us.

Now for bonus bits lets try the exercise in Octal...

267573734103

--  
Edmund Cramp
http://www.emgsrus.com/graffiti.htm




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