Number System

Octal system

Octal system: b=8

(407)8

= 4 * 82 + 0 *81 + 7 * 80

= (261)10

Similarly 24.68 = 2 x (81) + 4 x (80) + 6 x (8-1) = 20.7510

11.18 = 1 x (81) + 1 x (80) + 1 x (8-1) = 9.12510

The weights of the corresponding bits for octal system are as

8483828180.8-18-2
40965126481.0.1250.015625
MSB    Decimal point  

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