Microsoft Interview Question for Software Engineer / Developers






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algorithm
//int add(int a, int b, int n);
iteratively take the remeinder after deviding by n and add them(using appropriate sign and value o or 1 from the previous addition)

- mail2vcp@gmail.com September 29, 2008 | Flag Reply
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int add(unsigned int a, unsigned int b, int base)
{
int temp=a+b;
int sum=0;
int digit=1;
while(temp)
{
sum+=temp%n*digit;
temp/=n;
digit*=10;
}
return sum;
}

- winia October 24, 2008 | Flag Reply
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winia: what you have done is to assume that the numbers are given in base 10, added them and then converted them to base n. Fine. But what if the number itself is in base n ??

- knap October 31, 2008 | Flag Reply
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convert numbers to base 10.. add them.. reconvert to base n

- Anonymous December 10, 2009 | Flag Reply


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