Convert the following numbers to their equivalent decimal values

Convert the following numbers to their equivalent decimal values.

a. 11001012 b. 10011011001.101102 c. B2F16 d. 011010010111BCD e. 3748

The correct answer and explanation is:

Let’s go through each conversion step by step.

a. 1100101₂ (Binary to Decimal)

To convert the binary number 110010121100101_2 to decimal, we assign powers of 2 to each digit from right to left: 11001012=(1×26)+(1×25)+(0×24)+(0×23)+(1×22)+(0×21)+(1×20)1100101_2 = (1 \times 2^6) + (1 \times 2^5) + (0 \times 2^4) + (0 \times 2^3) + (1 \times 2^2) + (0 \times 2^1) + (1 \times 2^0)

Calculating each term: =(1×64)+(1×32)+(0×16)+(0×8)+(1×4)+(0×2)+(1×1)= (1 \times 64) + (1 \times 32) + (0 \times 16) + (0 \times 8) + (1 \times 4) + (0 \times 2) + (1 \times 1) =64+32+0+0+4+0+1=101= 64 + 32 + 0 + 0 + 4 + 0 + 1 = 101

So, 11001012=101101100101_2 = 101_{10}.


b. 10011011001.1011₂ (Binary to Decimal)

The integer part is 10011011001210011011001_2, and the fractional part is 101121011_2.

Integer part: 100110110012=(1×210)+(0×29)+(0×28)+(1×27)+(1×26)+(0×25)+(1×24)+(1×23)+(0×22)+(0×21)+(1×20)10011011001_2 = (1 \times 2^{10}) + (0 \times 2^9) + (0 \times 2^8) + (1 \times 2^7) + (1 \times 2^6) + (0 \times 2^5) + (1 \times 2^4) + (1 \times 2^3) + (0 \times 2^2) + (0 \times 2^1) + (1 \times 2^0) =1024+0+0+128+64+0+16+8+0+0+1=1241= 1024 + 0 + 0 + 128 + 64 + 0 + 16 + 8 + 0 + 0 + 1 = 1241

Fractional part: .10112=(1×2−1)+(0×2−2)+(1×2−3)+(1×2−4).1011_2 = (1 \times 2^{-1}) + (0 \times 2^{-2}) + (1 \times 2^{-3}) + (1 \times 2^{-4}) =0.5+0+0.125+0.0625=0.6875= 0.5 + 0 + 0.125 + 0.0625 = 0.6875

So, 10011011001.10112=1241.68751010011011001.1011_2 = 1241.6875_{10}.


c. B2F₁₆ (Hexadecimal to Decimal)

Hexadecimal uses base 16. The number B2F16B2F_{16} can be expanded as follows: B2F16=(B×162)+(2×161)+(F×160)B2F_{16} = (B \times 16^2) + (2 \times 16^1) + (F \times 16^0)

Where B=11B = 11 and F=15F = 15: =(11×256)+(2×16)+(15×1)= (11 \times 256) + (2 \times 16) + (15 \times 1) =2816+32+15=2863= 2816 + 32 + 15 = 2863

So, B2F16=286310B2F_{16} = 2863_{10}.


d. 011010010111BCD (Mixed Base to Decimal)

This looks like a mix of binary and hexadecimal digits. Let’s first consider only the binary part and convert it.

The binary part is 0110100101112011010010111_2: 0110100101112=(0×211)+(1×210)+(1×29)+(0×28)+(1×27)+(0×26)+(0×25)+(1×24)+(0×23)+(1×22)+(1×21)+(1×20)011010010111_2 = (0 \times 2^{11}) + (1 \times 2^{10}) + (1 \times 2^9) + (0 \times 2^8) + (1 \times 2^7) + (0 \times 2^6) + (0 \times 2^5) + (1 \times 2^4) + (0 \times 2^3) + (1 \times 2^2) + (1 \times 2^1) + (1 \times 2^0) =0+1024+512+0+128+0+0+16+0+4+2+1=1687= 0 + 1024 + 512 + 0 + 128 + 0 + 0 + 16 + 0 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 1687

For the hexadecimal part BCDBCD, let’s convert it to decimal. BCD16=(B×162)+(C×161)+(D×160)BCD_{16} = (B \times 16^2) + (C \times 16^1) + (D \times 16^0)

Where B=11B = 11, C=12C = 12, and D=13D = 13: =(11×256)+(12×16)+(13×1)= (11 \times 256) + (12 \times 16) + (13 \times 1) =2816+192+13=3021= 2816 + 192 + 13 = 3021

Thus, the total value is: 1687+3021=47081687 + 3021 = 4708

So, 011010010111BCD16=470810011010010111BCD_{16} = 4708_{10}.


e. 3748 (Decimal to Decimal)

The number 37483748 is already in decimal, so it remains as 3748103748_{10}.


Summary of Answers:

a. 11001012=101101100101_2 = 101_{10}
b. 10011011001.10112=1241.68751010011011001.1011_2 = 1241.6875_{10}
c. B2F16=286310B2F_{16} = 2863_{10}
d. 011010010111BCD16=470810011010010111BCD_{16} = 4708_{10}
e. 374810=3748103748_{10} = 3748_{10}

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