Question

Q18:
Explain in your own words how to convert the octal number 17435 to decimal number.
Write its decimal equivalent.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Octal means the value having the base 8

change the octal into decimal you have to multiply the number by the power of 8.

$= 1 \times {8}^{4} + 7 \times {8}^{3} + 4 \times {8}^{2} + 3 \times {8}^{1} + 5 \times {8}^{0}$

$= 1 \times 4096 + 7 \times 512 + 4 \times 64 + 3 \times 8 + 5 \times 1$

$= 4096 + 3584 + 256 + 24 + 5$

$= 7965$