Arithmetic of Computers

Arithmetic of Computers

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Lesson 7

Decimals to Octals

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Your answer :
.14.
Another name for “whole number” is “integer.” So the number 3.14, which consists of a whole number, 3, and a fraction, .14,  = (14)/(100), is said to have an integral part, 3, and a fractional part, .14.
In any number with a “.” or “point,” the part to the left of the point is the integral part of the number, and the part to the right is the fractional part:
integral part →  123.632  ← fractional part point
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