What is 5ED4 - 07A4 when these values represent signed 16 - bit hexadecimal numbers stored in sign-magnitude format? The result should be written in hexadecimal. Show your work.

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Mina Beltran

5 March, 11:43

What is 5ED4 - 07A4 when these values represent signed 16 - bit hexadecimal numbers stored in sign-magnitude format? The result should be written in hexadecimal. Show your work.

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Alison Holland · Answer 1

Answer: 5730

Explanation:

5ED4 - 07A4 = 5730

0101 1110. 1101 0100 (5ED4)

0000 0111 1010. 0100 (07A4)

0101 0111 0011. 0000

5 7 3 0

Eliza Sanders · Answer 2

5730

Explanation:

Binary notations for 5ED4: 5 = 0101; E = 1110; D = 1101; 4 = 0100

Also, for 07A4: 0 = 0000; 7 = 0111; A = 1010; 4 = 0100

5ED4 - 07A4 = 0101 1110 1101 0100 - 0000 0111 1010 0100

= 0101 0111 0011 0000

∴ Hexadecimal representation = 5730