We can read off the fraction field from the standard representation: (-1)0 * 1.1001001 * 26 The fraction field is just the part to the right of the decimal point but extended for 23 bits frac: 1001001... where the ... means 16 more 0's to make a total of 23 bits for f The final bit representation of 100.5 is then s exp frac 0 1000 0100 1001001... 16 more 0's or 0100001001001001... 16 more 0's