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If 2257 is the result of subtracting 4577 from 7056 in base n find the value of n ​

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Step-by-step explanation
7056- 45772257
By trial and error method

Let the base to 8

i.e. Let n = 8 and it is easily verified that the subtraction holds.

The subtraction does not hold when other values of n are tried

n = 8
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