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For example, to convert decimal number 43 10 to binary form:Table F.4Illustration of decimal to binary conversionThis translates a number 43 10 to 101011 2F.4 Hexadecimal numbersMost of the work done with computers and data communications systems is based on theHexadecimal number system, as it is easy to translate a binary number into a hexadecimalequivalent. This has a base of 16 and uses the sequence of symbols:0, l, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, FHence the number of FA9.02 16 would be represented as below in Table F.5: Table F.5Hexadecimal weighting structureThis translates into the following number:0 × 16 4 + 0 × 16 3 +F × 16 2 +A × 16 1 +0 × 16 -1 +0 × 16 -2 + ……..= 15 × 16 2 + 10 × 16 1 + 9 × 1+ 2 × 1/16 2= 15 × 256 + 10 × 16+ 9 × 1+ 2 /256= 4009.0078125The most significant digit (MSD) in the above number is the left most symbol and is Fwith weighting of 16 2 . The right most symbol is the least significant digit (LSD) and isvalued at 2 with a weighting of 16 –2 .

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