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Decimal result of binary shift
The decimal equivalent of the bit pattern shown in Figure 1 is 51.
State the result of applying a left binary shift of one to the bit pattern shown in Figure 1.
Give your answer in decimal.
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- 1 Gives the decimal result 102.
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102
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I shifted the pattern and left my answer in binary.
The shift method may be sound, but this question requests the resulting value in decimal form.