How many 1’s are present in the binary representation of 3 × 512 + 7 × 64 + 5…

2009

How many 1’s are present in the binary representation of 3 × 512 + 7 × 64 + 5 × 8 + 3

  1. A.

    8

  2. B.

    9

  3. C.

    10

  4. D.

    11

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Correct answer: B

Rewrite terms as powers of 2: 3x2^9 + 7x2^6 + 5x2^3 + 3. Convert coefficients to binary: 3=112, 7=1112, 5=1012. Count set bits: 2, 3, and 2. The last term is 3=112 , adding 2 more bits. Sum the counts: 2 + 3 + 2 + 2 = 9. The total number of ones is 9.

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