What is the shortcut methord to convert hexadecimal numbers to octal numbers
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What is the shortcut methord to convert hexadecimal numbers to octal numbers
You convert each of the hex digits to binary, four binary digits to a hex digit
e.g. 4F (79) 4 = 0100, F = 1111
so 4F in binary is 01001111
To convert to octal, you group the binary digits in groups of 3, e.g.
001|001|111
Then you convert this binary pieces back to decimal:
1|1|7
So 79 in hex is 4F in octal is 117
Hope that helps