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Table 1. Decimal to Binary Equivalents

Given that the number 255 is eight ones, we can proceed from 0 to 255 by changing a 0 to a 1, always beginning at the left:

0   = 00000000
128 = 10000000
192 = 11000000
224 = 11100000
240 = 11110000
248 = 11111000
252 = 11111100
254 = 11111110
255 = 11111111