document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=450380>Question 450380</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Candace says you can write any whole number as the sum of powers of two and only use each power once. Is she correct? Try writing 29 As the sum of powers of two. Then choose two other whole numbers and do the same. Explain your thinking. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #309798 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=309798\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> She's correct.  That's binary representation of numbers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "29 = 16 + 8 + 4 + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In binary, it's 11101.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "13 = 1101 binary<BR>\n" );
document.write( "31 = 11111 binary<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32 = 100000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also 3.5 = 11.1 binary<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Not just integers can be binary. </SPAN>\n" );
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