Question

Perform the following multiplication in base 8.
2168 x 328

Answer 1

the last digit 8 is supposed to be base 8. So it is really 216 base 8 x 32 base 8

Answer 2

216 X 32

2 x 6 = 12 = 14 base 8
last diit = 4
2 x 1 = 2 carry 1 = 3
2 x 2 = 4
intermediate resulte = 434

3 x 6 = 18 = 22 base 8 last dgt = 2 carry 2
3 x 1 = 3 carry 2 = 5
3 x 2 = 6
intermediate result = 6520

add 434 base 8
6520 base 8
total 7154

answer 7154 base 8

Answer 3

hard work that!!!