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Eli Weinstein
513 Points00000111
I understand that decimals use base 10 and binary uses base 2, so if you have a byte that is 00000011 why isn't the answer 11? The first 1 is in the 1s place and the second is in the 2s place. 2+1+8=11
1 Answer
Michael Hulet
47,913 PointsYou're right that 11 in binary is 3 in base 10, but you're skipping a place in the other one. The first place from the left is the 1's place, the next place is the 2's place, and the next place is the 4's place, not 8's (that's the next one). Thus, 111 in binary would be 1 + 2 + 4, which would be 7
On a different note, you share a last name with a person I know. Do you happen to be related to Ari?
Eli Weinstein
513 PointsEli Weinstein
513 PointsThanks for the answer, I think I get it now. So 00001010 would be 10? I don't have any relatives named Ari to my knowledge. Weinstein is an extremely common last name. It was literally handed out at a dime a dozen.
Michael Hulet
47,913 PointsMichael Hulet
47,913 PointsYou're right,
1010in binary is10in base 10.Yeah, I know Weinstein is a fairly common name, but it's just uncommon enough that I thought it warranted the question