KS4 – Data representations Learner activity sheet

Lesson 2 – Number bases

Number bases and place value

Task 1 .

Fill in the blanks in the text below.

_____________ allow electricity to be on or off in a circuit.

We combine lots of circuits to represent ________.

Everything in a computer is represented with combinations of ___ and ___.

Task 2 .

1,98210 is a base-10 number. Complete the table below to state the place value of each
number.

1 9 8 2

Task 3 .

10012 is a base-2 number. Complete the table below to state the place value of each
number.

1 0 0 1

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KS4 – Data representations Learner activity sheet
Lesson 2 – Number bases

Task 4 .

How many digits does decimal use?

How many digits does binary use?

Explorer task .

a) In Task 3, you were presented with the binary number 10012. See if you can work
out how to convert this number into a decimal number. Write your answer below.

b) Try to also convert 10112 into a decimal number. Write your answer below.

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