Number System Conversion ========================= Decimal To Non-Decimal ---------------------------- To convert a number system from decimal to non-decimal, we need to use math operations: **modulo** and **division**. :numref:`tinyurl_algo` Non-Decimal To Decimal ---------------------------- To convert a number system from non-decimal to decimal, we need to use one new math operations: **exponent**. .. figure:: sloth.jpg :align: center Sloth likes 8-based octal. In the following graph, we convert from binary to octal. Because our computation operations like +, -, * and / are all assuming decimal numbers, we can first convert it to decimal, and then convert from decimal to octal.