Problem solving

Question

indicate how the number can be written in expanded form by filling in the correct digits 

11,413 (five) 

 

__(5^4) + __(5^3) + __(5^2) + _ (5^1) + __(1)

Answer 1

Just put the numbers 1 1 4 1 3 into the blanks, moving from left to right.

 

This is a number in base 5 (radix 5) notation, where the digits are only 0 through 4.

 

In a positional notation of a number, the digits are coefficients of descending powers of the radix, ending with the units position (radix⁰ = 1).