Arithmetic of Computers

Arithmetic of Computers

 

Lesson 6

The Octal System

From eight to ten

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Your answer :
.548 = .140625.
You apparently realized that you would have to use values equal to 8 − 1 and 8 − 2 when you added .125 and .015625. But you forgot to pay attention to the coefficients, 5 and 4. They are not to be ignored!
Return to Page 209 and make proper use of them.
 

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