Question

4. Convert the following Hexadecimal numbers to their Decimal equivalents: a) B3AD​

Answer 1

Answer:

To convert hexadecimal number b3ad to decimal, follow these two steps:

Step 1:

Start from one's place in b3ad : multiply ones place with 16^0, tens place with 16^1, hundreds place with 16^2 and so on from right to left

Step 2:

Add all the product we got from step 1 to get the decimal equivalent of b3ad.

Using the above steps, here is the work involved in the solution for converting b3ad to decimal number (Don't forget that we start from ones place to so on...)

Decimal equivalent of "d" = (d) 13 × 16^0 = 13

Decimal equivalent of "a" = (a) 10 × 16^1 = 160

Decimal equivalent of "3" = 3 × 16^2 = 768

Decimal equivalent of "b" = (b) 11 × 16^3 = 45056

Decimal equivalent of "b3ad" = 45056 +768 +160 +13

b3ad = 45997

Here is the final answer, The hexadecimal number b3ad converted to decimal is therefore equal to:

45997