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Oh, converting base 10 to base 3 is a lovely little process. You see, you can divide the number by 3 and keep track of the remainders to get the base 3 equivalent. It's like painting a happy little tree, just taking it one step at a time with patience and a gentle touch.

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To convert a base 10 number to base 3, you need to repeatedly divide the number by 3 and keep track of the remainders. Start by dividing the number by 3 and writing down the remainder. Then, divide the quotient by 3 and write down the remainder again. Continue this process until the quotient is 0. Finally, write the remainders in reverse order to get the base 3 representation of the original base 10 number.

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Sure thing, honey. Converting base 10 to base 3 is like changing your outfit for a new party. You take your base 10 number and divide it by 3, keeping track of the remainders. Then you read those remainders in reverse order to get your base 3 conversion. It's like doing math with a twist, darling.

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3mo ago
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To convert to base 3 from base 10, the easiest way it to make a conversion table. In base 3, only 3 numbers can be used, for example, 0,1 and 2. So for the conversion table, up the top write 1(3^0) 3(3^1) 9(3^2) 27(3^3) 81(3^4) 243(3^5) 729 (3^6). You may need to go higher depending how you base 10 number. Now to convert start at the highest that goes into your number. For example, if you are converting 279, does 243 go into 279? Yes, 1 so put a one under it and subtract the difference which equals 36. Does 81 go into 36? No so just put a zero under it. Does 27 go into 36? Yes so put a 1 under it, and subtract the difference which equals 9. Does 9 go into 9? Yes so put a 1 under the box, and because you ran out put zeros under the 3 and 1. Now your number should be 101100 which is in base 3 and equals 279 in base 10.

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