The octal number system has a base of 8 using 0
to 7 as its symbols.In this system we would
count from 0 to 7 and then carry 1 to the next
position:
| Octal |
Decimal |
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17 |
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15 |
Chart comparing Octal values with Decimal values
|
| In a weighting table: |
| weights:
|
83
|
82
|
81
|
80
|
| position
number: |
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
| value:
|
512
|
64
|
8
|
1
|
|
So
the octal number 1743 would mean:
(1x512)+(7x64)+(4x8)+(3x1) = 512 + 448 + 32 + 3 = 995
decimal
|
