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351 PointsI don't understand the binary system at all, even after watching the video more than once.
The binary notation doesn't make sense to me.
4 Answers
Konrad Pilch
2,435 PointsHere you go! :)
Craig Garner
25,732 PointsIt is like this
Think of these as placeholders
128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Then add the values over the 1's = 40
Again
128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Add the values = 65
Imani Malaika
351 PointsThank you! Maybe Treehouse should use your horizontal format instead of the vertical. Works for me!
You are a wonderful person!
Imani Malaika
351 PointsWhat do you mean "here you go?" I don't see anything that you've sent. I don't understand the video enough to give correct answers in the quiz.
Here - Konrad
Imani Malaika
351 PointsMost miscommunication happens when the communicator assumes too much about the person communicated with. ;o)
Konrad Pilch
2,435 PointsHave you entered the link.?
Konrad Pilch
2,435 PointsIt's not so much about adding the total number of ones up to get the result. Think of each "1" as kind of an on/off switch and each space represents a number. If the space is "1" then you include the number it represents in your addition.
So each of the 8 spaces mean the following
128 - 64 - 32 - 16 - 8 - 4 - 2 - 1
So if you have a binary number like 00000111 you could think of it like:
off - off - off - off - off - on - on - on, then just take the numbers that are "on" and add them up.
So, 4 + 2 + 1 = 7
00000111 = 7
Tim Knight words.