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"How likely" it is? As everyone knows, "every base is base 10", since every base number in its own numbering system is written as "10" (2 is 10 in binary, 16 is 10 in hex and so on). So that question could be in EVERY number system possible. There are an '''infinite amount of number systems''' that use the symbols 1 and 0. I suppose the probability is then 1 over an infinite number of systems, then very unlikely, so I'd say (as 0 is not in the range of possible answers) the answer is 1. Which, incidentally, is also an acceptable answer for every system. If we want instead to take into account that Megan doesn't know what a 4 is, the possibilities are only base 2, 3 and 4. So the likeliness is 1/3, which corresponds anyway to 1 in those number systems. --[[Special:Contributions/108.162.229.31|108.162.229.31]] 14:05, 3 June 2014 (UTC) | "How likely" it is? As everyone knows, "every base is base 10", since every base number in its own numbering system is written as "10" (2 is 10 in binary, 16 is 10 in hex and so on). So that question could be in EVERY number system possible. There are an '''infinite amount of number systems''' that use the symbols 1 and 0. I suppose the probability is then 1 over an infinite number of systems, then very unlikely, so I'd say (as 0 is not in the range of possible answers) the answer is 1. Which, incidentally, is also an acceptable answer for every system. If we want instead to take into account that Megan doesn't know what a 4 is, the possibilities are only base 2, 3 and 4. So the likeliness is 1/3, which corresponds anyway to 1 in those number systems. --[[Special:Contributions/108.162.229.31|108.162.229.31]] 14:05, 3 June 2014 (UTC) | ||
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If we assume '''the question was auditory''' to the questioned, the way '10' was articulated is another source of information: the enquirer can pronounce '10' as ''"ten"'' or ''"one zero"''. | If we assume '''the question was auditory''' to the questioned, the way '10' was articulated is another source of information: the enquirer can pronounce '10' as ''"ten"'' or ''"one zero"''. | ||
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It seems that the best answer to this question is 1.11111... because it approaches 10 in binary, and is very low in almost any other number system. {{unsigned ip|173.245.54.169}} | It seems that the best answer to this question is 1.11111... because it approaches 10 in binary, and is very low in almost any other number system. {{unsigned ip|173.245.54.169}} | ||
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