please help I have no ideal how to do this
convert the numeral to a numeral in base 10
8B3C0
16
8B3C0 base 16
=0*16^0+12*16^1+3*16^2+11*16^3+8*16^4
To convert a numeral in base 16 (hexadecimal) to a numeral in base 10 (decimal), you need to follow these steps:
1. Take each digit of the hexadecimal numeral.
2. Identify the value of each digit.
3. Multiply the value of each digit by the corresponding power of 16.
4. Sum up all the values obtained in step 3.
Let's apply these steps to the given hexadecimal numeral "8B3C0":
1. Take each digit of the hexadecimal numeral: 8, B, 3, C, 0.
2. Identify the value of each digit:
- For digits 0-9, the value is the same as their numeral representation (e.g., 0 is 0, 1 is 1, etc.).
- For letters A-F:
- A = 10
- B = 11
- C = 12
- D = 13
- E = 14
- F = 15
3. Multiply the value of each digit by the corresponding power of 16:
- 8 * 16^4 = 8 * 65536 = 524,288
- B * 16^3 = 11 * 4096 = 45,056
- 3 * 16^2 = 3 * 256 = 768
- C * 16^1 = 12 * 16 = 192
- 0 * 16^0 = 0
4. Sum up all the values obtained in step 3:
524,288 + 45,056 + 768 + 192 + 0 = 570,304
Therefore, the numeral "8B3C0" in base 10 is equal to 570,304.