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decimal adjust

I know how to do addition in different bases, and I know how to convert between bases, but I have never heard of "adjustments" between bases while adding. I would solve this by simply getting a hexadecimal result and then converting it. But the wording is making me think that is not the intended way to solve it.

What is meant by this question? Is there some process I can follow as I go along to finish up with a decimal answer instead of a hexadecimal one?

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Depending on the level of your course, the teacher or professor may be asking you to figure out how to do hexadecimal arithmetic with decimal points. See Fractional Hexadecimal Arithmetic

Beyond what you've already suggested the only "adjustments" I can think of are overflowing or carrying at 16 and leaving sums of A=10, B=11, C=12, ... F=15 (but 16=0x10) in one digit.

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  • What? Where are you getting decimal points from? The first number is simply 0x27495. When the question mentions decimal it means base 10. – Cameron Ball May 06 '15 at 08:50
  • Arrghhh, nuts. Then beyond what you've already suggested the only "adjustments" I can think of are overflowing/ carrying at 16 and leaving sums of 10, 11, 12, ... 15 in one digit. I may move my answer to a new question. Seems a waste to throw the work away. – nickalh May 06 '15 at 09:10
  • Accepting because that was my thought as well. It just seems silly to write 10 instead of A :\ – Cameron Ball May 11 '15 at 01:34