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Arel Grate
100 Points00001000? is it not 16
why isn't it 16 ?
5 Answers
Josh Bruce
15,429 Points0000 1000 is actually 8, 0001 0000 would be 16
William A. Mooney
14,859 Points0000 0001 = 0 (thanks for that Alexander), 0000 0010 = 2, 0000 0100 = 4, 0000 1000 = 8, 0001 0000 = 16, 0010 0000 = 32, 0100 0000 = 64, 1000 0000 = 128
Alexander Davison
65,469 PointsIt is actually 8, not 16. The reason is because the exponent you use with 001 is actually 0, not 1, because computers start counting at zero.
Here's a listing of exponents:
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Kevin McIver
2,122 Points8
Alexander Davison
65,469 PointsUm... The question is probably already answered
Kevin McIver
2,122 PointsWord
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points?
Kevin McIver
2,122 PointsIt means word to yo mutha homey!!