Quiz on Conversion:

Convert from Decimal to Octal

1041 ans:2021

4608 ans:11000

3788 ans: 7314

731 ans: 1333

1295 ans: 2417

Convert from Hexadecimal to decimal

670F ans: 26383

6C01 ans: 27649

83FA ans: 33786

D4F1 ans: 54513

3F9F ans: 16287

Convert the following from octal to binary

510 ans: 328 bin 101001000

65 ans: 53 bin: 110101

306 ans: 198 bin: 11000110

636 ans: 414 bin: 110011110

503 ans: 323 bin: 101000011

Multiplication & Division

is actually much simpler than decimal multiplication. In the case of decimal multiplication, we need
to remember 3 x 9 = 27, 7 x 8 = 56, and so on. In binary multiplication, we only need to remember
the following,

0 x 0 = 0
0 x 1 = 0
1 x 0 = 0
1 x 1 = 1

Note that since binary operates in base 2, the multiplication rules we need to remember are those that
involve 0 and 1 only. As an example of binary multiplication we have 101 times 11,

101
x11

First we multiply 101 by 1, which produces 101. Then we put a 0 as a placeholder as we would in
decimal multiplication, and multiply 101 by 1, which produces 101.

101
x11
101
1010 <-- the 0 here is the placeholder

The next step, as with decimal multiplication, is to add. The results from our previous step indicates
that we must add 101 and 1010, the sum of which is 1111.

101
x11
101
1010
1111

Binary division

is almost as easy, and involves our knowledge of binary multiplication. Take for example the division
of 1011 into 11.

11 R=10
11 )1011
-11
101
-11
10 <-- remainder, R

To check our answer, we first multiply our divisor 11 by our quotient 11. Then we add its' product to
the remainder 10, and compare it to our dividend of 1011.

11
x 11
11
 11
1001 <-- product of 11 and 11

1001
+ 10
1011 <-- sum of product and remainder

The sum is equal to our initial dividend, therefore our solution is correct.

Binary Multiplication

Example 1

Example 2

Example 3
 0 x 0 = 0

0 x 1 = 0

1 x 0 = 0

1 x 1 = 1, and no carry or borrow bits

For example,

00101001 00000110 = 11110110 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 = 41(base 10)

0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 = 6(base 10)

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1

0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1

0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 = 246(base
10)

00010111 00000011 = 01000101 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 = 23(base 10)

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 = 3(base 10)
 1 1 1 1 1 carries
0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1

0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1

0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 = 69(base 10)

Note: The rules of binary multiplication are the same as the truths of
the AND gate.

Another Method: Binary multiplication is the same as repeated binary

For example,

00001000 00000011 = 00011000 1 carries

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 = 8(base 10)

+ 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 = 8(base 10)

0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 = 24(base
10)

Binary Division
Binary division is the repeated process of subtraction, just as in decimal
division.

For example,

00101010 00000110 = 1 1 1 = 7(base 10)

= 42(base
1 1 0 )0 0 1 1
0 1 0 1 0
10)

- 1 1 0 = 6(base 10)

1 borrow
s
1 0 1
0 1

- 1 1 0

1 1 0

- 1 1 0

10000111 00000101 = 1 1 0 1 1 = 27(base

= 135(base
1 0 1 )1 0 0 1
0 0 1 1 1
10)

- 1 0 1 = 5(base 10)

1 1 1
0

- 1 0 1

1 1

- 0
 1 1 1

- 1 0 1

1 0 1

- 1 0 1

Exrecises
A) Multiply the binary numbers.

1. 111 x 11

2. 1011 x 111

3. 10101 x 1101

4. 100011 x 1100011 (you need to know that 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 100 carry 10)

Answers to Above Exercises

1. 111 x 11 = 10101

2. 1011 x 111 = 1001101

3. 10101 x 1101 = 100010001

4. 100011 x 1100011 = 110110001001