ICT101 Discrete Mathematics for IT

Tutorial 1

Topic: Number Systems and Arithmetic in Binary representation exercise

Submission: All weekly assessment questions answer files must be uploaded on

Moodle before attending the next tutorial.

Objective: In this tutorial you will demonstrate your understanding about number
systems, conversions of numbers and performing arithmetic operations for
non-decimal numbers.

Tutorial Discussion Questions from Lecture notes

1. How many different digits are used in binary number system?

2. Value of 1 fourth place left to the point in a binary number?

3. Value of 1 third place right of the point in a binary number?

Tutorial Exercises
1. Convert the following binary numbers to decimal by first writing them in expanded
form:
(a) 11001012
(b) 1010111.10112
2. Convert the following numbers from decimal to binary:
(a) 82610
(b) 0.3437510
(c) 1604.187510
(d) –471.2510
3. Work out the following binary arithmetic operations:
(a) 11011012 + 10111102

(b) 10011012 + 1010112

Questions extracted from: P. Grossman, “Discrete Mathematics or Computing”, 3rd edition, Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

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 (c) 11100112 – 1011012

(d) 11000102 – 10101112

(e) 100112 × 11012

(f) 110102 × 101012

(g) 1101102 ÷ 10012

(h) 101102 ÷ 112 (3 digits after the point)

Tutorial Practice Exercises

(All students are expected to practice these questions before the next
tutorial.)

1. Find the multiplication 11010102 and 11012 and convert it decimals.

2. Add 101012 and 11012

3. Calculate the binary division 10011012÷110 up to three digits after the point.

4. Convert the decimal fraction to binary number: (25.375)10

Questions extracted from: P. Grossman, “Discrete Mathematics or Computing”, 3rd edition, Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

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