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OpenStudy (anonymous):

how much is "b" in binary?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

??guess that depends on b

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[b_{16} = 11_{10} = 8 + 2 + 1 = 1011_2\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

maybe polpak knows some notation i don't

OpenStudy (anonymous):

in 0b10111 what means "b" ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh, that is just notation.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

confused the heck out of me

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yeah, I though he was talking about b as in base 16

OpenStudy (anonymous):

b is either 0 or 1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the b in your example rip just means that the number is in binary form

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and it represents the "32" place

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Unless it is a base 16 number.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is this the whole question?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

google say 0b10111 is 23 in binary but what means this "b'" ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The b is not part of the number.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oooooooooooooooooooh we have the whole question now

OpenStudy (anonymous):

b is 0

OpenStudy (anonymous):

who writes zeros on the left of a number?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[10111_2 = 2^4 + 2^2 + 2^1 + 2^0 = 16 + 4+ 2 + 1 = 23_{10} \] The 0b is just a notational thing that makes you know from the start that it's a binary number.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its binary man, exist zero on the left

OpenStudy (anonymous):

0's can exist on the left of numbers in any base.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you polpak

OpenStudy (anonymous):

But usually you don't bother to write them

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i think a = 10 b=11 c=12 ... am i right ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

only in bases greater than 12.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Sorry, bases of 12 or greater I should say.

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