Weird Multiplication

[Guest]

If

four into six is thirty &

seven into four is thirty four.

then what is five into four into seven ?

[Guest]

add six to the product?

4 x 6 + 6 = 30

7 x 4 + 6 = 34

(5 x 4 + 6) x 7 + 6 = 188

or possibly,

5 x 4 x 7 + 6 + 146

good?

[CaptainEd]

when we used octal arithmetic,

6x4 = 24(10) = 30(8)

7x4 = 28(10) = 34(8)

and 5x4x7 = 140(10) = 214(8)

[crazy]

Watchout CaptainEd, 140(10) = 174(8) not 214(8)

[fabpig]

Watchout CaptainEd, 140(10) = 174(8) not 214(8)

140(10) = (2 * 64) + (1 * 8) + ( 4 * 1 ) = 214(8)