Assuming that the most significant bit is the sign bit, find the decimal value of the following sign-magnitude form 8-bit binary numbers:

a. 10100111 b. 01010110 c. 11111100


Analysis:
Using the methodologies introduced in paragraph 13.2:
a) -39 b) 86 c) -124

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