58=213 how is this possible?

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legendofmath · Answer

anybody? please?

mathmale · Answer

Strictly speaking, this is not possible.  From where did you get this question?  Are you trying to show that 213 in one base is equal to 58 in another base?

legendofmath · Answer

i dont know this was in my textbook it was one of the problems that my teacher wrote in.
"one base" "another base"? what is that?

agent0smith · Answer

Needs more context, otherwise you should obviously know that 58 is not equal to 213.

legendofmath · Answer

yes yes we talked about this but she strictly said that you can find a way to find out how this is equal.

legendofmath · Answer

"base" triggered a bell we might've talked about that I do not know. can you explain it to me?

tkhunny · Answer

The ONLY way to find out how it is true is to repair the notational deficiency.  Where is the expression missing what?  Throw out a guess.

tkhunny · Answer

$58_{10} = 213_{5}$, for example.
Maybe $58_{20} = 213_{7}$.

tkhunny · Answer

$58_{41} = 213_{10}$

mathmale · Answer

Could you not take a screen shot of this problem and share it here?  When you ask for help, it is critical that you know how to convey accurately the entire problem, with instructions.