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1.00 x 2<sup>-1</sup> = 0.1    (== ½, 0.5 decimal)
1.01 x 2<sup>-1</sup> = 0.101  (0.625)
1.10 x 2<sup>-1</sup> = 0.11   (0.75)
1.11 x 2<sup>-1</sup> = 0.111  (0.875)
1.00 x 2<sup>0</sup>  = 1.0    (1.0)
1.01 x 2<sup>0</sup>  = 1.01   (1.25)
1.10 x 2<sup>0</sup>  = 1.10   (1.5)
1.11 x 2<sup>0</sup>  = 1.11   (1.75)
1.00 x 2<sup>1</sup>  = 10.0   (2.0)
1.01 x 2<sup>1</sup>  = 10.1   (2.5)
1.10 x 2<sup>1</sup>  = 11.0   (3.0)
1.11 x 2<sup>1</sup>  = 11.1   (3.5)
1.00 x 2<sup>2</sup>  = 100.0  (4.0)
1.01 x 2<sup>2</sup>  = 101.0  (5.0)
1.10 x 2<sup>2</sup>  = 110.0  (6.0)
1.11 x 2<sup>2</sup>  = 111.0  (7.0)

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itsh11 wrote:

Can you throw a few pointers as to how to get started with this?

itsh11 wrote:

...i want to know how to set up the exe to accept the command line arguments and process them.

int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
{
    // desination will be argv[1]
    // source will be argv[2]
}

jeron1 wrote:

Not sure what 'wasted space in a file' is though.

Asmo'a wrote:

I'm making a huge assignment and a part of it want me
to see the wasted space in a file

Nelek wrote:

And why is that slack space there?