[devnullbrain]

Both are the same in their own base. 9+1 isn't inherently easier in arbitrary bases - do you know what 10000 is in hexadecimal without working it out?

[leereeves]

> do you know what 10000 is in hexadecimal without working it out?

I do, because it's 2^16, a very important number in computer science (though less important now). But I won't spoil it by giving the answer.

[devnullbrain]

Wrong way around.