Chapter 3, Problem 48E

Explanation of Solution

Representation of decimal number with sign, mantissa, and exponent:

• The representation of decimal number can be given in the format “sign * mantissa * 10^exp”, where “exp” represent exponent.
• The decimal number “175.23” can be represented with sign, mantissa, and exponent as ,
  • Sign;
    • The sign of decimal number is either positive or negative.
    • The sign of the decimal number “175.23” is positive.
  • Mantissa;
    • Mantissa is a main digits including fractional part of a number which is represented in the right side of a radix point...