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Converting binary to decimal = bit of fun for the GCHG Christmas quiz

Binary to decimal

Thebinarysystem isbase twoand has just two symbols, 0 and 1. The first eight binary place values are:

128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1

To convert binary todecimal, simply take each place value that has a 1, and add them together.

Example- binary number 1111100

128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0

Result- (0 × 128) + (1 × 64) + (1 × 32) + (1 × 16) + (1 × 8) +

(1 × 4) + (0 × 2) + (0 × 1) = 124