Binary Arithmetic - Addition

The algorithm of binary addition is the same as that for decimal addition except that we use the binary addition table:

A
B
Carry
Digit
Unit
Digit
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0

EXAMPLE Using Repeated Addition
Carry
Addend 1
Addend 2
Result

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Last updated 2000/02/04
© J.A.N. Lee, 2000.