What is the decimal equivalent of the binary number 00111001?

To determine the decimal equivalent of the binary number 00111001, we need to understand how binary numbers convert into decimal.

Binary numbers are composed of digits that represent powers of 2. Each digit in the binary number corresponds to a power of 2, starting from 0 on the right. In this case, the binary number 00111001 can be broken down as follows:

• The far-right digit represents (2^0)

• The next digit to the left represents (2^1)

• Following that, we have (2^2), (2^3), and so on.

For the binary number 00111001, we can list the powers of 2 for each digit:

• 0 (at (2^7)) = 0

• 0 (at (2^6)) = 0

• 1 (at (2^5)) = 32

• 1 (at (2^4)) = 16

• 1 (at (2^3)) = 8

• 0 (at (2^2)) = 0

• 0 (at (2^1)) =