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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <assert.h>

// TIP:  In a blank file, type "newc" (without quotes) and press Tab to make a skeleton program.
//       This is a snippet added for the course and not part of Vim itself.

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
    
    int n = 0x6f;    // 0x   is the prefix that tells the compiler (GCC) that this is base 16 (hexadecimal)
                     //   6  is the 16's place, and adds 16 x  6 to the value
                     //    f is the  1's place, and adds  1 x 15 to the value
                     // 
                     // HEXADECIMAL DIGITS
                     // 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  a  b  c  d  e  f ← hexadecimal digit
                     // 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ← value of digit expressed in decimal
                     // There are 16 possible digits in base 16 (hexadecimal)
    
    // We can "express" a quantity in a particular base.
    // We can "interpret" a written number as a particular base.
    // AVOID saying "convert ▒ to base ▒".
    //
    // A QUANTITY DOES NOT HAVE A BASE.
    //
    // Base is only relevant when a quantity is written.  Base is a notation.

    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
/* vim: set tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 fileencoding=utf-8 noexpandtab: */

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