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Perform the following conversions in the stated number bases; (a) AB1\(_{16}\) to Octal ...

Perform the following conversions in the stated number bases;
(a) AB1\(_{16}\) to Octal system
(b) 1110111.101\(_2\) to Denary system
(c) 507\(_2\) to Binary system.
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    Correct Answer: Option
    Explanation:
    (a) ABI\(_{Hex}\) to octal
    A=1010 B=1011 1=0001 -------- Step 1
    = 101010110001\(_2\)
    = 101=5 010=2 110=6 001=1 ---------- Step 2
    =5261\(_{octal}\) ------ Step 3
    = AB1\(_{16}\)
    = Ax16\(^2\) + Bx16\(^1\) + 1x16\(^0\)
    = 10 X 16\(_2\) + 11 X 16\(_1\) + 1 X 16\(_0\)
    = 2560 + 176 + 1
    = 2737\(_{10}\)
    It has to be converted to octal
    8 2737
    8 342 R1
    8 42 R6
    8 5 R2
    0 R5



    = 5261
    (b) 1110111.101\(_2\) to Denary
    64=1 32=1 16=1 8=0 4=1 2=1 1=1
    64+32+16+0+4+2+1
    =96+16+7
    =96+23
    =119
    2nd step fractional part
    -1 -2 -3
    .1 0 1
    =1x2\(^{-1}\) + 0x2\(^{-2}\) + 1x2\(^{-3}\)
    = \(\frac{1}{2^1}\) + \(\frac{0}{2^2}\) + \(\frac{1}{2^3}\)
    = \(\frac{1}{4}\) + 0 + \(\frac{1}{8}\)
    = \(\frac{5}{8}\)
    = 0.625
    : 1110111.101\(_2\) = 119.625
    (c) 507\(_{octal}\) to Binary
    5=101 0=000 9=111
    =101000111\(_2\)
    OR
    507\(_8\) to decimal
    =5x8\(^2\) + 0x8\(^1\) + 7x8\(^0\)
    = 5x64+0+7
    =327\(_{10}\)
    Conversion to binary
    327\(_{10}\) to binary
    2 327
    2 163 R1
    2 81 R1
    2 40 R1
    2 20 R0
    2 10 R0
    2 5 R0
    2 2 R1
    2 1 R0
    0 R1



    =101000111\(_2\)

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