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MAA Found Math 2012 - Week 7
MAA Found Math: Ann Commito (Frederick Community College) sent this photo to us with the following caption: "Here you will see a bakery shop in Lucca, another beautiful city in Tuscany. Notice the breads displayed on the middle shelf in the window… Hmmmm, could it be in base 2?" 011000110 translates into the decimal number 198.
See math in the world around you? Send your photos to editor@maa.org.
Year:
2012
Week:
7
