Computer Science
Basic

Binary to Decimal

Converts a binary number to decimal.

Formula

N=i=0kbi2iN = \sum_{i=0}^{k} b_i 2^i

Variables

b_iBinary digits
iPosition

Example

1011₂ = 11

Did You Know?

Computers use binary because transistors have two stable states — on and off, 1 and 0.