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Last updated April 12, 2000.
© George Watson, Univ. of Delaware, 2000.
Silicon, Circuits, and the Digital Revolution
Review of Decimal Scheme
Most familiar!
"Place holders" are powers of 10
| Power of 10: | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight: | 1000 | 100 | 10 | 1 |
| 103 | 102 | 101 | 100 |
Ten symbols or characters needed:
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9
Example:
| 1998 = | (1 x 103) + (9 x 102) + (9 x 10) + 8 |
| = | 1000 + 900 + 90 + 8 |
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