Help With Decimal to Binary conversion

[hammondlj]

One of my course assignments it to be able to convert between decimal and binary.
One of the questions is convert 42.25 from Decimal to Binary

I get the answer 10101010 but i'm not sure if im right as i checked it on the internet and got the answer 101010.

for some reason i have 2 extra digits can anyone point me in the right direction.

any help would be much appreciated

Thanks Liam

[alc6379]

First of all, it's rounded to 42.

think about the values of binary:

32  16  8  4  2  1 
1   0   1  0  1  0

That should kind of show you what's going on. If you've got any questions, let me know. For your reference, 10101010 is equal to 170.

[MartyMcFly]

If you use Windows calculator, in Scientific mode, it allows you to convert decimal (dec) to binary (bin) via the check boxes. Useful to check you answers.

[maunty05]

One of my course assignments it to be able to convert between decimal and binary.
One of the questions is convert 42.25 from Decimal to Binary

I get the answer 10101010 but i'm not sure if im right as i checked it on the internet and got the answer 101010.

for some reason i have 2 extra digits can anyone point me in the right direction.

any help would be much appreciated

Thanks Liam

Hi Liam
I m maunty .I have a formula for converting any decimal number to binary . You can use this formula.that is 8421 if you have no 15 the use of formula

8+4+2+1=15 in this formula i use all the numbers of formula. the binary number is 1 1 1 1,because
8 4 2 1
1 1 1 1
other example
9
in no 8421 the combination of 9 is 8+1=9
the binary would be 1 0 0 1
84 2 1

[sandip.juit]

hai friend,
the way to convert a decimal to bianary is:
convert the integral part to binary: binary of 42=101010
method of converting the decimal part:
multiply the decimal by 2 & take the integral part
.25*2=.5 0
.5*2=1.00 1
process terminates when decimal part turns to 0
ans=101010.01
if you are not satisfy with answer
mail me [e-mail]

[chandra1984]

Converting decimal to binary

To convert decimal to binary is also very simple, you simply divide the decimal value by 2 and then write down the remainder, repeat this process until you cannot divide by 2 anymore, for example let's take the decimal value 157:
157 ÷ 2 = 78 with a remainder of 1
78 ÷ 2 = 39 with a remainder of 0
39 ÷ 2 = 19 with a remainder of 1
19 ÷ 2 = 9 with a remainder of 1
9 ÷ 2 = 4 with a remainder of 1
4 ÷ 2 = 2 with a remainder of 0
2 ÷ 2 = 1 with a remainder of 0
1 ÷ 2 = 0 with a remainder of 1

Next write down the value of the remainders from bottom to top (in other words write down the bottom remainder first and work your way up the list) which gives:

10011101 = 157

[chandra1984]

Convert Binary to Decimal
Binary 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Formula 1X128 1X64 0X16 0X16 1X8 0X4 1X2 0X0
Decimal 128 64 0 0 8 0 2 0

Decimal No- is 128+64+0+0+8+0+2+0 = 202

[Nick Evan]

I think the Original poster kinda figured out the problem in the 4 years since he posted this question.

[chandra1984]

One of my course assignments it to be able to convert between decimal and binary.
One of the questions is convert 42.25 from Decimal to Binary

I get the answer 10101010 but i'm not sure if im right as i checked it on the internet and got the answer 101010.

for some reason i have 2 extra digits can anyone point me in the right direction.

any help would be much appreciated

Thanks Liam

decimal no-42.25 of Binary is 101010.