Worksheet 3 Binary to decimal conversion

Understanding computers

Worksheet 3: Binary to decimal conversion

Challenge 1: For each of the binary values below, write down the decimal equivalent. Use
the grid below to help you.

a. 101
b. 10111
c. 111011
d. 11001001
e. 11101010
128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1 Decimal

1 1 0 = 6

1 0 1 = 5

1 0 1 1 1 = 23

1 1 1 0 1 1 = 59

1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 = 201

1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 = 234

Challenge 2: For each of the decimal values below, write down the binary equivalent. Use
the grid to help you.
128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1 Decimal

1 1 1 0 = 14

1 1 0 0 1 1 = 51

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 = 129

1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 = 174

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 = 255

Challenge 3: What do you think might happen with values above 255?

they wouldn't work?