MadeEasy Test Series: Digital Logic - Digital Counter

Question

The number of Clock pulses needed to change the contents of an 8-bit-up-counter from (10101011) to (00111010) is ______________

Answer 1

$171 \rightarrow 255 \rightarrow 58  = 84+59 = 143$

Comments

Ans given is 41.40

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$10101011= 171$ 

$00111010 = 58$

$8$-bit up counter means it is mod$256$ counter, we are at $171$ clock pulse , clock pulses we need to reach initial state is $256-171=85$ clock pulses , we need $58$ more clock pulses to reach $00111010$ 

$85+58 = 143$