Stage: 3 Challenge Level: 
If 123 is written in base b then it represents b2+2b+3
Creating expressions/formulae. Divisibility. Mathematical reasoning & proof. Place value. Integers. Properties of numbers. Number bases. Number - generally. Factors and multiples. Factorisation (algebraic).
Published March 2002,April 2002.
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