Convet the decimal value $18\mathrm{.}875$ to IEEE $754$ format $(32$ bits$)$ and then to IEEE $754$ in hexadecimal $(8$ characters$).$ To solve this please follow the steps and instructions we have given you below.

$1.$What is the sign bit for positive numbers in IEEE $754$ format?

$2.$Convert the integer part of the decimal number to binary

$3.$Convert the fractional part of the decimal number to binary $($decimal part should be in the foCombine the binary representations of the integer and fractional partsrm of $0.$ xxxxx for the decimal part$).$

$4.$Combine the binary representations of the integer and fractional parts

$5.$Normalize the binary representation. Move the decimal point to the left until there is only one bit to the left of the decimal point

$6.$Calculate the exponent bias for IEEE $754(127$ for single precision$)$

$7.$Convert the Combine the sign bit, exponent, and mantissa to form the $32$bit IEEE $754$ number $($sign $+$ exponent $($in binary$)+$ mantissa $?)$

$9.$Now use this number and group the numbers by every four binary digits to find the hexadecimal representation