AM.I.H.K8
KnowledgeScientific (exponential) notation, decimal notation, fractional notation, binary notation, and conversion between these various forms of numeric notation.
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- Chapter 3: Mathematics in Aviation Maintenance › The Decimal Number System › Converting Decimal Numbers to Fractions
Converting Decimal Numbers to Fractions To change a decimal number to a fraction, “read” the decimal out loud, and then write it into a fraction just as it is read as shown below. Example: One oversized rivet has a diameter ... inches. Convert 0.52 to a fraction. The decimal 0.52 is read as “fifty-two hundredths.” 0.52 = 52 “fifty-two” 100 “hundredths” In the above fraction of 52⁄100, we can divide 4 into each number resulting in a fraction…
- Chapter 3: Mathematics in Aviation Maintenance › Scientific Notation › Converting Numbers from Scientific Notation to Standard Notation
Converting Numbers from Scientific Notation to Standard Notation Example: Convert 3.68 × 107 from scientific notation to standard notation, as follows. To convert from scientific notation to standard notation, move the decimal place 7 places to the right ... Another way to think about the conversion is 3.68 × 107 = 3.68 × 10,000,000 = 36,800,000. Example: Convert 7.1543 × 10-10 from scientific notation to standard notation. Move the decimal place 10 places to the left…
- Chapter 3: Mathematics in Aviation Maintenance › The Binary Number System › Converting Decimal Numbers to Binary Numbers
Converting Binary Numbers to Decimal Numbers To convert a binary number to a decimal number, add up the place values that have a 1 (place values that have a zero do not contribute to the decimal number conversion). Example: Convert ... binary number 10110011 to a decimal number. Using the place value chart in Figure 3-35, add up the place values of the ‘1s’ in the binary number (ignore the place values with a zero in the binary number…