Converting Between Binary and Decimal Numbers

Converting Between Binary and Decimal Numbers

You read earlier in this appendix that binary was simply a different way to write numbers as compared to decimal. In some cases, it's easier to work with one format or the other. However, you might only see the decimal version of the number, and you need to work with the binary version. Or the opposite could be true. That's why it's useful to be able to convert between the two formats.

note The remainder of this appendix only uses examples with binary numbers that require eight or fewer digits.