Sign Magnitude: 10011101 & 11001100 Decimal Value

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The discussion focuses on converting binary numbers in sign magnitude format to their decimal equivalents. The binary number 10011101 represents -29, while 11001100 represents -76. The left-most bit indicates the sign, with 1 denoting a negative value and 0 denoting a positive value. This method is crucial for understanding how signed integers are represented in binary systems.

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for 10011101 and 11001100 ,what is the decimal value in sign magnitude format (8bits) ??
pls help
 
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signed magnitude is basically just binary with the left-most bit reserved for sign: 1 --- negative, 0 ---- positive

so:

10011101 = -29

11001100 = -76
 
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