Q. The Binary Coded Decimal (BCD) equivalent of 429 is

A) 111001110
B) 010000101001
C) 110101101
D) 0100101001
Explanation

(c) To convert decimal to binary we divide progressively the decimal number by 2 and write 5down remainder after each division. The remainder taken in reverse order, form the binary number.
[table] 2 | 429-1 ; 2 | 241-0 ; 2 | 107-1 ; 2 | 53-1 ; 2 | 26-0 ; 2 | 13-1 ; 2 | 6-0 ; 2 | 3-1 ; | 1-0 [/table]
Hence, $BCD$ equivalent of 429 is 110101101.

Dr. Abubacker
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Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.