Successive Division Method Simulation
written by Teresa Carrigan
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WHAT IS IT?
This model demonstrates the successive division method of converting a positive integer from decimal to another base, which is also known as the division-remainder method. You may choose any base in the range of two to sixteen.
HOW IT WORKS
First the model generates a random decimal number to convert to the specified base. The next step is to divide the decimal number by the base. The remainder becomes the right-most digit of the answer. Step three divides the quotient, again storing the remainder, even if it is zero. This process continues until the quotient is zero. The equivalent in the other base will have the same digits as the remainders, with the last remainder being the left-most digit. If the base is larger than 10, then some remainders will be larger than nine; they will have to be converted to their equivalent single digit character.
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