There are 2 ways computers represent fractional numbers (floating point), namely in ordinary form and in scientific form

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Chapter3: Assignment, Formatting, And Interactive Input
Section3.2: Formatting Numbers For Program Output
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There are 2 ways computers represent fractional numbers (floating point), namely in ordinary form and in scientific form. Following the SCIENTIFIC form, convert this 16-bit fraction to its decimal: 1101101000111001
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