Binary addition
- We add binary values in columns just like we would with denary addition.
- Each column is classified on the basis of place-value. In denary this is 10, in binary it is 2.
- When we conduct a binary addition, we add the binary values as if they were normal integers but we represent the sums as binary.
- For example:
for the calculation but the sum is
- For example:
Examples
Example one
In the first column:
1010
0111
____
1
In the second column:
1
1010
0111
____
01
In the third column, we repeat the previous process. We are presented with
11
1010
0111
____
001
In the final column, we again have
11
1010
0111
_____
10001
Example two
111
1001
0111
_____
10000