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Convert binary 11111111 to decimal (base 10).

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Place values give 1 × 128 + 1 × 64 + 1 × 32 + 1 × 16 + 1 × 8 + 1 × 4 + 1 × 2 + 1 × 1 = 255. Each position is worth 2 times the one to its right. Source: Binary number

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