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collins ero
Courses Plus Student 362 PointsWhat number is represented by the byte 00001000? i did a rough work and i arrived at 16
What number is represented by the byte 00001000? i did a rough work and i arrived at 16. but was told i got it it wrong even though i got the other quizzes 1-3 using same methods i saw in the instruction. so what is the right answer and what am i doing wrong? Thanks
3 Answers
Max Loyd
903 PointsIt is 8
Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherMax Loyd is correct. To be honest, I think you just miscounted. The "1" is the 4th number over. Now remember, the spot furthest to the right is 2 to the 0 power (or 1). The number in the second place is 2 to the first power. I think you saw the number in the fourth space and thought 2 to the 4th power (which would have been 16). But because we begin with 2 to the 0 power, the number in the fourth space will be 2 to the third power.
Had the 1 been one more to the left, it would have been in the 5th spot or 2 to the fourth power and your answer would have been correct
Hope this clarifies things!
collins ero
Courses Plus Student 362 Pointsthanks guys twas helpful :)