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Binary and Logic Lesson 2 - Binary to Denary

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Learning Objectives

1: Understand the binary system
2: Know how to convert binary to denary
3: To be aware how the number of Bits can affect how many numbers you can make

For revision, use the BBC Bitesize link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z26rcdm/revision/1

What is Binary?


In computing, we often use two systems to represent numbers: binary and denary.

The binary system uses only two digits, 0 and 1 because computers only understand this.
While the denary system is the one we use every day, which includes the digits from 0 to 9.


In denary, a number is represented with Units, Tens, hundreds, thousands (Goes up by x10)
e.g. 1000 100 10 1

In binary, a number is represented with 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 .... (goes up by x2)
e.g. 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
Each Binary digit, is called a "bit".


E.g. The denary number 64 can be represented in binary (0s and 1s) as 01000000.
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Question 2
2.

Drag the numbers into the correct category. Can the number be a binary number or not?

  • 32
  • 16
  • 1000
  • 10010000
  • 01000001
  • 0
  • 1
  • 128
  • Can be a Binary Number
  • Cannot be a binary number

Example question:

Convert the 8-bit binary number 10011010 into denary.

Step 1: Write the binary headings. Headings for 8 bits:
128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1

Step 2: Put the binary number underneath
128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
Step 3: Add the heading values where there is a 1.
128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
= 128 + 16 + 8 + 2
= 154
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Question 4
4.

Guided Practice:
Convert 10000001 into denary

Question 5
5.

Guided Practice 2:
Convert 01001010 into denary

Question 6
6.

Convert 10000101 into denary

Question 7
7.

Convert 00001111 into denary

Question 8
8.

Convert 00101010 into denary

Question 9
9.

Convert 00000001 into denary

Question 10
10.

Convert 11111111 into denary

Question 11
11.

Convert 11100000 into denary

Question 12
12.

What is 01000000 in denary? (You can draw the table this time)

Question 13
13.

What is 01101011 in denary?

Question 14
14.

What is the largest denary number that can be represented with 8-bits?

Question 15
15.

How many DIFFERENT numbers can be made with 8 bits?

Question 16
16.

How many different numbers can be made with the following number of bits?

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9 Bits
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2 Numbers: 0 and 1
4 Bits
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4 Numbers: 0 to 3
2 Bits
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8 Numbers: 0 to 7
1 Bit
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16 Numbers: 0 to 15
8 Bits
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256 Numbers: 0 to 255
3 Bits
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512 Numbers: 0 to 511
Question 17
17.

Go onto this link: https://learncomputing.org/binary#
Click on "Choose Quiz"
Click "GCSE"
then choose binary to denary.

Screenshot your progress.


Reading for next lesson

How to convert a Denary number to Binary:

E.g. Convert 135 into Binary

Step 1: Write the binary headings.
Headings for 8 bits:
128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1

Step 2: Start from the left-most header.
If the number can be subtracted, but a 1.
Else put a 0.
Continue going right with the remainder.

135 - 128 = 7 (remaining)
128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
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7 - 64 will be less than 0, so put a 0.
128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
1 0
7 - 32? Put a 0.
128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
1 0 0
7 - 16? Put a 0.
128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
1 0 0 0
7 - 8? Put a 0.
128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
1 0 0 0 0
7 - 4 = 3 (remaining)
128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
1 0 0 0 0 1
3 - 2 = 1 (remaining)
128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
1 0 0 0 0 1 1

1 - 1 = 0 (remaining)
128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1


135 into Binary is 10000111

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z26rcdm/revision/3
Question 18
18.

What is 8 in binary?

Question 1
1.

What is Binary?

Question 3
3.

How do you Convert a Binary number to a Denary Number?

  1. Write the Headings for each Binary digit (128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1)
  2. Write the Binary number underneath each heading.
  3. Add up all the headings where there is a "1" underneath it.