1. Map the unsigned binary number's digits versus the corresponding powers of 2 that their place value represent:
215
1 214
0 213
1 212
1 211
0 210
0 29
1 28
0 27
1 26
0 25
1 24
0 23
0 22
1 21
0 20
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2. Multiply each bit by its corresponding power of 2 and add all the terms up:
1011 0010 1010 0101(2) =
(1 × 215 + 0 × 214 + 1 × 213 + 1 × 212 + 0 × 211 + 0 × 210 + 1 × 29 + 0 × 28 + 1 × 27 + 0 × 26 + 1 × 25 + 0 × 24 + 0 × 23 + 1 × 22 + 0 × 21 + 1 × 20)(10) =
(32 768 + 0 + 8 192 + 4 096 + 0 + 0 + 512 + 0 + 128 + 0 + 32 + 0 + 0 + 4 + 0 + 1)(10) =
(32 768 + 8 192 + 4 096 + 512 + 128 + 32 + 4 + 1)(10) =
45 733(10)