What is the decimal value of this 32-bit two's complement number? 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 0110
What is the decimal value of this 32-bit two's complement number? 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 0110
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Transcribed Image Text:### Converting a 32-bit Two's Complement Number to Decimal
**Question: What is the decimal value of this 32-bit two's complement number?**
```
1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1110 0110
```
**Instructions:**
*Show the details of your work. Please do not give an extremely long answer. Just a sufficient explanation.*
---
**Solution:**
1. **Identify the Sign Bit:**
- The most significant bit (leftmost bit) is `1`, which indicates that the number is negative since it uses two's complement representation.
2. **Find the Two's Complement:**
- Flip all the bits of the number:
```
0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0001 1001
```
- Add `1` to the least significant bit (rightmost bit):
```
0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0001 1001
+ 1
---------------------------------
0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0001 1010
```
3. **Convert Binary to Decimal:**
- \( 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0001 1010 \)
- \( 1 \times 2^4 = 16 \)
- \( 1 \times 2^3 = 8 \)
- \( 0 \times 2^2 = 0 \)
- \( 1 \times 2^1 = 2 \)
- \( 0 \times 2^0 = 0 \)
Adding these values together: \( 16 + 8 + 2 = 26 \)
4. **Apply the Negative Sign:**
- Since the original number was negative, apply a negative sign to the decimal value.
- Result: \( -26 \)
---
Therefore, the decimal value of the given 32-bit two's complement number is **-26**.
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