Arithmetic of Computers

Arithmetic of Computers

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Lesson 8

Octal Arithmetic

The sum gets a bonus

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Your answer :
.2568 = .331…10
You can’t get rid of that extra 1 just by ignoring it. Now think. The integral part of our third product should be our third decimal digit. But recall - we are working in the octal system. So that number you just got is octal 118. What is 118 expressed in the decimal system?
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