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Question 20.10: Convert the following decimal numbers into binary numbers: a...

Convert the following decimal numbers into binary numbers:

a 14

b 16

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a 14 = (1 × 8) + (1 × 4) + (1 × 2); in binary, 1110
b 16 = (1 × 16); in binary, 10000

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