Intern E.T. phoned home for some monetary help from his parents. He asked them for 23144 Asogi dollars to pay his rent. Asogi numbers are in base 6 (E.T. had only 3 fingers on each hand), and 7 Asogi dollars are equivalent to 1 American dollar. How many American dollars did E.T. pay for rent?

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Intern E.T. phoned home for some monetary help from his parents.  He asked them for 23144 Asogi dollars to pay his rent.  Asogi numbers are in base 6 (E.T. had only 3 fingers on each hand), and 7 Asogi dollars are equivalent to 1 American dollar.  How many American dollars did E.T. pay for rent?

anonymous · Answer

$3,306.285714
take 23,144 and divide it by 7