SOLUTION: apply binary compliments to subtract 101111base2 from 110111base2.how do you even start on these??

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Question 406811: apply binary compliments to subtract 101111base2 from 110111base2.how do you even start on these??
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apply binary compliments to subtract 101111 from 110111
1's complement of 101111 = 010000
Add 1 to get 2's complement
= 010001
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110111
010001
------- Add
001000
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55 - 47 = 8