Which of the following statements is correct about BCD code of decimal number…
2022
Which of the following statements is correct about BCD code of decimal number 85?
Answer: B. It has three 1's. — To convert decimal 85 to BCD, represent each digit separately in 4-bit binary. The digit 8 becomes 1000 and the digit 5 becomes 0101. Combining these gives…
- A.
It has 9 bits.
- B.
It has three 1's.
- C.
It has six 0's.
- D.
Its most significant is 0.
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Correct answer: B
To convert decimal 85 to BCD, represent each digit separately in 4-bit binary. The digit 8 becomes 1000 and the digit 5 becomes 0101. Combining these gives 10000101. Counting the ones in this sequence results in exactly three set bits.
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