“b-ary” Fractions
When we teach numeration Systems in bases other than ten, we usually con-fine our discussion 1o the positive integers. The student with an inquiring mind (and I hope you are fortunate enough to have one in every class) may see avenues for further exploration and ask questions such as these: How about decimal fractions—can we change them to some other base? Can we have “decimal” fractions in bases other than ten?
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