Question

please how to convert a decimal number to a binary number ?
2.232 how much in binary ? and what is the algorithm to convert ?

Answer 1

2232
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10000

Answer 2

i think so

Answer 3

no i don't think so

Answer 4

good explanation here
http://cs.furman.edu/digitaldomain/more/ch6/dec_frac_to_bin.htm

Answer 5

to the right of the decimal point you will have 10 because that is 2 in binary.

Answer 6

Convert with the calculator, or you need this on paper by yourself?

Answer 7

what calculator? i could not find one

Answer 8

If you are using Windows, that calc.exe - windows calculator

Answer 9

the next two after the decimal will be zeros, because this number is less that 1/4

Answer 10

linux, but maybe the one here does it

Answer 11

I just subtract powers of 2 myself..

Answer 12

nope

Answer 13

Oh, it's not a whole number?

Answer 14

i guess that would work. no 1/2
no 1/4
subtract 1/8 get .107 so far we have
10.001

Answer 15

2.232 = 10.0011101101100100010110100001110010101100000010000011001

Answer 16

http://www.digitconvert.com/

Answer 17

subtract 1/16 get .0445 so we have
\[10.0011\] this is a pain, i am not doing it. what a problem!

Answer 18

lol

Answer 19

That's why we have computers do it for us.

Answer 20

Though I'm sure there's a more efficient method for fractional numbers.

Answer 21

are you kidding me? how many calculations to do this by hand!

Answer 22

yikes. use a calculator for sure

Answer 23

@polpak there is but it still requires many calculations. i sent a link above