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The remainders are impressed in reverse order to get the binary equivalent
as 1010.
Conversion of fractional decimal number to fractional binary number
When the decimal number is a fraction, the conversion can be carried out
through the following steps.
First, multiply the decimal fraction by 2. The result contains an integer part
and a fractional part. Separate the integer part and write it in a column. The
fractional part becomes the new fraction. Repeat these steps till the fractional
part becomes zero or the desired number of binary places are obtained. The
1s and 0s separated placed together gives the required fractional binary
number. A few examples will illustrate the procedure.
Example 16.9 Convert decimal 0.8125 into its equivalent binary number.
Solution:
The binary decimal number is 0.1101
Example 16.10 Convert 0.65 into its binary fraction.
Solution:
