What is the sum of X+XX+XXX+XXXX?
Last Updated: 20.06.2025 07:54
It’s a matter of interpretation.
1234X
Given the use of upper case, I personally would initially assume Roman numerals*, so the answer would be C (100 in present-day decimal notation)
Is anyone else losing complete respect for the US at this point?
11010X
as would be assuming that these are representations of conventional numbers, in which case the answer for number bases of five or more would be
However, X +X^2 +X^3 + X^4 is a valid algebraic answer,
*Note that the abbreviation XL (for XXXX) appeared quite late in the Roman period, and never found universal favour
What is the sum of X+XX+XXX+XXXX?
and for binary would be