Hmm... this was a homework assignment in my university's CS "weed-out" course.
It is definatly a good idea to change everything into binary do the math on the binary then convert back. If you multiply a (unsigneD) binary number by 2, ti is the same as a Bit Shift Left ( > in C). Addition and subtraction is the same as you would do in elementary school.
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