Converting Decimal to Binary

(Method 1)
How do we convert the decimal number 15 into binary?
Step 1: Create a table and write out the above headings
Does anyone know the pattern between the column headings?
128

64

32

16

15

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How do we convert the decimal number 15 into binary?

Step 2: Starting from the left write a 0 under the each column heading bigger than
the whole number:

15

128

64

32

16

Step 3: Write a 1 under the biggest column heading which is smaller than the whole
number
128
64
32
16
8
4
2
1

15

Step 4: Subtract the column heading away from the whole number (15-8 = 7). The
new number you are now working with is 7. Repeat Step 3 and 4, until you reach 0
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After completing your calculations, you should have obtained the

following Binary number for the decimal value of 15.

15

128

64

32

16

15= 00001111

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Converting Decimal to Binary

(Method
2)
Converting denary 83 to binary:

83 2 = 41 remainder 1
41 2 = 20 remainder 1
20 2 = 10 remainder 0
10 2 = 5 remainder 0
5 2 = 2 remainder 1
2 2 = 1 remainder 0
1 2 = 0 remainder 1
Now put the remainders in reverse order to get the final binary number: 1010011

83

128

64

32

16

Now check that this is right by converting it back into decimal

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