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IB Math AAHL
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[Maximum mark: 6]

The largest number a computer memory chip can store is ​2n, where ​n​ is the number of bits the computer chip has.

  1. Find the number of bits needed to store the number ​8213110.

    [3]
    n=

Perplex makes two chips, version ​1​ with ​32​ bits, and version ​2​ with ​64​ bits. The largest number that can be stored on version 2 is ​k​ times the largest number that can be stored on version 1.

  1. Find the value of ​k.

    [3]
[Maximum mark: 6]

The largest number a computer memory chip can store is ​2n, where ​n​ is the number of bits the computer chip has.

  1. Find the number of bits needed to store the number ​8213110.

    [3]
    n=

Perplex makes two chips, version ​1​ with ​32​ bits, and version ​2​ with ​64​ bits. The largest number that can be stored on version 2 is ​k​ times the largest number that can be stored on version 1.

  1. Find the value of ​k.

    [3]