Question

1011+111 in binary form

Answer 1

Answer:

10010

Step-by-step explanation:

$1011=1(2)^3+0(2)^2+1(2)^1+1(2)^0$

$111=1(2)^2+1(2)^1+1(2)^0$

So $1011+111$ gives us:

$1(2)^3+0(2)^2+1(2)^1+1(2)^0$

$+$

$1(2)^2+1(2)^1+1(2)^0$

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Combine like terms:

$1(2)^3+(0+1)(2)^2+(1+1)(2)^1+(1+1)(2)^0$

$1(2)^3+1(2)^2+(2)(2)^1+(2)(2)^0$

We aren't allowed to have a coefficient bigger than 1.

I'm going to replace $2^0$ with 1 and $2$ with $(2)^1$:

$1(2)^3+1(2)^2+(2)^2+(2)^1(1)$

I want a $2^0$ number:

$1(2)^3+1(2)^2+1(2)^2+1(2)^1+0(2)^0$

Combine like terms:

$1(2)^3+2(2)^2+1(2)^1+0(2)^0$

$2(2)^2=2^3$:

$1(2)^3+2^3+1(2)^1+0(2)^0$

Combine like terms:

$2(2)^3+1(2)^1+0(2)^0$

We can rewrite the first term by law of exponents:

$2^4+1(2)^1+0(2)^0$

$1(2)^4+1(2)^1+0(2)^0$

So the binary form is:

$10010$

Maybe you like this way more:

Keep in mind 1+1=10 and that 1+1+1=11:

Setup:

      1     0     1      1

+            1      1      1

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     (1)    (1)    (1)

      1     0     1      1

+            1      1      1

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     1 0    0     1       0

I had to do some carry over with my 1+1=10 and 1+1+1=11.