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Check Digit Worksheet 1

The document discusses the ISBN-10 check digit system which uses modulo 11 calculations to validate ISBN numbers. It provides two examples, one calculating the check digit for a sample ISBN and another verifying that a given ISBN has the correct check digit. The system can detect if two digits are inverted, an incorrect digit is used, or a digit is omitted or added. The document asks the reader to verify the check digits for two sample ISBNs and calculate the check digits for two others.

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Check Digit Worksheet 1

The document discusses the ISBN-10 check digit system which uses modulo 11 calculations to validate ISBN numbers. It provides two examples, one calculating the check digit for a sample ISBN and another verifying that a given ISBN has the correct check digit. The system can detect if two digits are inverted, an incorrect digit is used, or a digit is omitted or added. The document asks the reader to verify the check digits for two sample ISBNs and calculate the check digits for two others.

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Name: _________________________________________________ Class: ________________

Lets take a more detailed look at the check digit system. There are a number of ways that check digits are generated;
in the example that follows, we will consider the ISBN-10 Method which makes use of the modulo 11 system.

Example 1
To calculate the check digit for the ISBN 0 - 2 0 1 - 5 3 0 8 2 - ?
(i) The position of each digit is considered:
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 digit position
0 - 2 0 1 - 5 3 0 8 2 - ? number
(ii) Each digit is then multiplied by its digit position and the totals added together
0 x 10 + 2 x 9 + 0 x 8 + 1 x 7 + 5 x 6 + 3 x 5 + 0 x 4 +8 x 3 + 2 x 2
= 0 + 18 + 0 + 7 + 30 + 15 + 0 + 24 + 4
= 98
(iii) The total is then divided by 11 (modulo 11) and the remainder, if any, is subtracted from 11 to give the check
digit.
98 11 = 8 remainder 10
11 10 = 1
This gives a check digit of 1
Final ISBN becomes 0 -2 0 1 - 5 3 0 8 2 1

Example 2
To check the correctness of a check digit the computer re-calculates it as follows:
The ISBN to check is: 0 - 1 3 1 5 - 2 4 4 7 - X
(i) The position of each digit is considered:
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 digit position
0 - 1 3 1 - 5 2 4 4 7 - X number
(ii) Each digit is then multiplied by its digit position and the totals added together
0 x 10 + 1 x 9 + 3 x 8 + 1 x 7 + 5 x 6 + 2 x 5 + 4 x 4 + 4 x 3 + 7 x 2 + X x 1
= 0 + 9 + 24 + 7 + 30 + 10 + 16 + 12 + 14 + 10 (recall that X = 10)
= 132
(iii) The total is then divided by 11; if there is no remainder then the check digit is correct:
132 11 = 12 remainder 0
Hence the check digit is correct

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Note that check digits can essentially identify three types of error:

If 2 Digits have been inverted:


Example, 23496 instead of 23946.

If an incorrect digit has been input:


Example, 23996 instead of 23946.

If a digit has been omitted or an extra digit added:


Example, 2396 or 239966 instead of 23946

(a) Do the following numbers have the correct check digit?


0555216225
(b) Calculate the check digit for the following number:
012190021X
015024622Y

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