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→INVESTIGATION 1: NUMBERING CONVERSIONS
# Write the manual conversion on a sheet of paper.<br><br>
# Use a calculator to check your work. In MS Windows, you can set the calculator to Programming mode by making the selection to '''binary''', enter the binary number '''10111110''' and view the decimal equivalent.<br><br>Did you get the correct answer? If not, retry the method and check to see what you did wrong.<br><br>
# Perform a manual conversion of the '''decimal number 55 ''' to an '''8-bit binary number'''. What method (displayed above) will you use? Use a calculator to check your work.<br><br># Perform a manual conversion of the '''octal number 461 ''''''Bold text''' to an '''8-bit binary number'''. What method (displayed above) will you use? Use a calculator to check your work.<br><br># Perform a manual conversion of the '''8-bit binary number 11110001 ''' to a '''hexadecimal number'''. What method (displayed above) will you use? Use a calculator to check your work.<br><br># Perform a manual conversion of the '''hexadecimal number ABC ''' to an '''8-bit binary number'''. What method (displayed above) will you use? Use a calculator to check your work.<br><br># Perform a manual conversion of the '''binary number 10101111 ''' to an '''octal number'''. What method (displayed above) will you use? Use a calculator to check your work.<br><br># Perform a manual conversion of the same '''binary number 10101111 ''' to a '''hexadecimal number'''. What method (displayed above) will you use? Use a calculator to check your work.<br><br># Perform a manual conversion of the '''octal number 5636 ''' to a '''hexadecimal number'''. What method (displayed above) will you use? Use a calculator to check your work.<br><br># Perform a manual conversion of the '''hexadecimal number D68 ''' to an '''octal number'''. What method (displayed above) will you use? Use a calculator to check your work.<br><br>
# When you have performed all of the numbering conversions above, then you can proceed to the next INVESTIGATION.
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