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Basics / August 27, 2021

Shortcut method – Octal to Binary

Steps           ●      Step 1 – Convert each octal digit to a 3 digit binary number (the octal digits may be treated as decimal for this conversion). ●      Step 2 – Combine all the resulting binary groups (of 3 digits each) into a single binary number. Example Octal Number : 258 Calculating Binary Equivalent: Step Octal Number Binary Number Step […]

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Steps          

●      Step 1 – Convert each octal digit to a 3 digit binary number (the octal digits may be treated as decimal for this conversion).

●      Step 2 – Combine all the resulting binary groups (of 3 digits each) into a single binary number.

Example

Octal Number : 258

Calculating Binary Equivalent:

StepOctal NumberBinary Number
Step 1258210 510
Step 22580102 1012
Step 32580101012

Octal Number : 258 = Binary Number : 101012