Question

What is the sum of each pair of hexadecimal integers? a. 6b4 + 3fe b. A49 + 6bd?

Answer 1

Answer:

a)   AB2

b)   1106

Explanation:

Hex addition can be achieved through repeated subtraction of 16 from the decimal sum of same place values of hex numbers until the result is reached to one of the hex digits from 0 to F. The carry increases by 1 where each time the number 16 is subtracted from the hex numbers decimal sum. The below example lets you understand how to perform hex numbers addition

(a)   6B4 + 3FE

                   6 B 4

               +  3 F E

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                  A B 2      

(b)        A 4 9

       +  6 B D

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         1 1 0 6