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COM 101 COM 101 Past Questions Objective Question

Question

Find the sum of decimal numbers 60 and 55 in binary coded decimal format
Options
A 0101 0001 0001
B 1000 1000 0101
C 0001 0001 0101
Correct Answer
D 115
Correct Answer

Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

60 + 55 = 115. In BCD, each decimal digit is represented by 4 bits: 1 = 0001, 1 = 0001, 5 = 0101. So 115 in BCD is 0001 0001 0101.

Hint

Convert the sum (115) to BCD by representing each digit separately.

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