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How can one convert a base ten(decimal) number with a fractional part(decimal point) to binary?

Explain how one can convert a base ten(decimal) number with a fractional part(decimal point) to binary.

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Maurice
(a) For decimal numbers with fractions, the number is divided into two parts:

(i) The whole number.

(ii) The fraction number.

(b) The whole number part is converted to binary individually.

(c) The fraction part is repetitively multiplied by two until the fraction becomes zero or starts recurring.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on April 17, 2018 at 07:42

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