1) Convert the following binary and hexadecimal numbers to floating point format. Assume a binary format consisting of a sign bit (negative = 1), a base 2, 8-bit, excess-128 exponent, and 23 bits of mantissa, with the implied binary point to the right of the first bit of the mantissa.

a. 110110.0110112

b. 1.11110012

c. 4F7F16

d. 0.000000001111112

e. 0.1100 236

f. 0.1100 236

2) For the format used in Exercise 5.5, what decimal number is represented by each of the following numbers in floating point format?

1)C2F0000016

2)3C54000016

3) Represent the decimal number 171.625 in IEEE 754 format.