Arithmetic of Computers

Arithmetic of Computers

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Lesson 7

Decimals to Octals

. . . and back again

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Your answer :
.632812510 = .5403248.
You have been multiplying all of each successive product by 8. That is wrong: you multiply the fractional part only (the part to the right of the decimal point). Here is what you must have done:
.6328125  ×  8 5.0625000  ×  8 40.5000000  ×  8 324.0000000
You multiply only the fractional part of each successive product by 8. Now return to Page 255 and try again.
 

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