How do I calculate the correction value for a 6-bit number in binary addition?

[Avichal]

In BCD addition when the number exceed 9 we add 6 as the correction value. Although I tried all the cases and saw tthat 6 was indeed the asnwer, how do I prove that? Suppose that instead of BCD I had a 6-bit number, what would be the correction value for that coding?

 

[berkeman]

In BCD addition when the number exceed 9 we add 6 as the correction value. Although I tried all the cases and saw tthat 6 was indeed the asnwer, how do I prove that? Suppose that instead of BCD I had a 6-bit number, what would be the correction value for that coding?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary-coded_decimal

When you get to 0x09, what is the binary representation of it? And to get to 0x10, what do you have to add to 0x09?

 

[Avichal]

What is x in 0x09. Anyways for 9 representation is 1001 and for 10 its 1010 in binary.
In BCD representation for 9 is the same but for 10 its 0001 0000 instead of 1010.
We need to add 6 for that - I get that but how to prove it?

 

[berkeman]

What is x in 0x09. Anyways for 9 representation is 1001 and for 10 its 1010 in binary.
In BCD representation for 9 is the same but for 10 its 0001 0000 instead of 1010.
We need to add 6 for that - I get that but how to prove it?

Standard notation. 0x = hex, 0b = binary...

 

[Hotrodhed120]

The max amount of digits that a decimal increments before a carry is 9. The four bits used in the BCD nibble allows the max value of 16 to be counted. Therefore to properly carry from one nibble to the next 6 is added to any value above 9 to implement a carry to the next nibble. As for the the six bit number I would assume it would be the difference between the max size of the amount of bits you are using and 9.
((2^n)-1)-9= the amount needed to carry into the next group of bits
where n is the number of bits used.