Really, this is not hard. You should learn. Make the effort. Going through life not knowing stuff that you could otherwise learn if you tried is a waste.
Let’s look at a random number, decimal, i.e. the “most humans have ten fingers” department.
3457, i.e Three thousand four hundred and fifty seven. In reverse, where * means multiplication, this means:
7
5 * 10
4 * 10 * 10
3 * 10 * 10 * 10
Now, imagine if you had 16 fingers, hex, which would come in very handy when counting for music. The same number 3457 is:
7
5 * 16
4 * 16 * 16
3 * 16 * 16 * 16
In decimal, the ten finger world, these are you 10 numbers.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Every-time you reach 9, you go back to the beginning and stack another number. 10 is two numbers, 1 and 0. Think of it as a loop.
In hexadecimal, the sixteen finger world, these are your 16 numbers
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
Every-time you reach F, you go back to the beginning and stack another number. 10 is two numbers, 1 and 0. Think of it as a loop.
Both loops are not the same. The first loops every 10 numbers. The second loops every 16 numbers. Just because you see the same numbers, it doesn’t mean the same thing. It’s like the Russian alphabet. Just because the letters look the same to english, doesn’t mean shit.
10 in decimal, means “10” fingers. 10 in hexadecimal, means “16” fingers.