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Re: Wildly OT: Simple math question
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Patrick Santucci <[log in to unmask]>
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Patrick Santucci <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 28 Sep 2001 14:31:55 -0400
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Mark Boyd queries:

> The question:
>         What is the last digit in the number 346?
>
> She answered 6 and so did I.  The correct answer is apparently 3.
> Why?

Guess it depends on whether it's a little endian or big endian address.

see: <http://www.robelle.com/library/smugbook/byteordr.html>

Didn't know they taught that stuff to 9-year-olds, though! ;-)

Patrick (I'm sure a real mathematician will know the real answer...)
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Patrick Santucci
HP e3000 Systems Administrator
Computer Operations Team Lead
Cornerstone Brands, Inc.

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