Question

a bookstore ordered 2 gross, 10 dozen, and 5 pencils. express the number of pencils in base 12

Answer 1

how do you write 10 in base 12?

Answer 2

i think it is A
if so, answer would be 2A5

Answer 3

since a gross is \(12^2\) and a dozen is 12, you have a 2 in the \(12^2\) place, an A in the 12 place and a 5 in the ones place