One advantage of using the 2's complement system to represent signed n – McqOptions

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1.	One advantage of using the 2's complement system to represent signed numbers is that you ___________.
A.	can perform subtraction by performing addition
B.	can perform addition by performing subtraction
C.	can perform division through repeated subtraction
D.	none of the above
Answer» B. can perform addition by performing subtraction

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