What is 11111111 in decimal?
11111111 in binary equals 255 in decimal.
Step-by-step working
| Bit | Position | 2n | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 128 | 128 |
| 1 | 6 | 64 | 64 |
| 1 | 5 | 32 | 32 |
| 1 | 4 | 16 | 16 |
| 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 11111111₂ = 128 + 64 + 32 + 16 + 8 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 255 | ||
How it works
Each bit of 11111111 is multiplied by 2 raised to its position (counted from 0 at the right) and the results are added.
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