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Courses Plus Student 671 PointsThe binary number system uses ___ as the base number. what is the correct answer?
what is the correct answer? The binary number system uses ___ as the base number.
4 Answers
Anjali Pasupathy
28,883 PointsIn the binary number system, there are only 2 possible values for any digit. Thus, the base number for the binary number system is 2.
Another way to think of this is, the base number is the number that looks like 10. The first few binary numbers are these:
zero -> 0
one -> 1
two -> 10
three -> 11
etc.
Two is the number that looks like 10, so 2 must be the base number.
I hope this helps!
Lindsay Sauer
12,029 PointsThe answer lies in the meaning of 'binary'. If you're familiar with Star Wars, think of Tatooine's binary star system (how many suns it has).
Mark Pryce
8,804 Points2 you also read binary from right to left:)
Bassam Almutairi
Courses Plus Student 671 PointsThank you for your answers.
Anjali Pasupathy
28,883 PointsYou're welcome! (:
Ronald S. Becerra
1,770 PointsRonald S. Becerra
1,770 PointsThank you.