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Method : 8's complement of a number is 1 added to it's 7's complement number.


1. Find 8's complement of 402

Solution:

Note : 8's complement of a number is 1 added to it's 7's complement number.

Step-1: 7's complement of 402 is obtained by subtracting each digit from 7
777
-402

375



Step-2: Now add 1 :
375 + 1 = 376


So 8's complement of 402 is 376
2. Find 8's complement of 342

Solution:

Note : 8's complement of a number is 1 added to it's 7's complement number.

Step-1: 7's complement of 342 is obtained by subtracting each digit from 7
777
-342

435



Step-2: Now add 1 :
435 + 1 = 436


So 8's complement of 342 is 436
3. Find 8's complement of 465

Solution:

Note : 8's complement of a number is 1 added to it's 7's complement number.

Step-1: 7's complement of 465 is obtained by subtracting each digit from 7
777
-465

312



Step-2: Now add 1 :
312 + 1 = 313


So 8's complement of 465 is 313
4. Find 8's complement of 1256

Solution:

Note : 8's complement of a number is 1 added to it's 7's complement number.

Step-1: 7's complement of 1256 is obtained by subtracting each digit from 7
7777
-1256

6521



Step-2: Now add 1 :
6521 + 1 = 6522


So 8's complement of 1256 is 6522
5. Find 8's complement of 31421

Solution:

Note : 8's complement of a number is 1 added to it's 7's complement number.

Step-1: 7's complement of 31421 is obtained by subtracting each digit from 7
77777
-31421

46356



Step-2: Now add 1 :
46356 + 1 = 46357


So 8's complement of 31421 is 46357




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