MS Excel: BIN2DEC Function (WS)

This Excel tutorial explains how to use the Excel BIN2DEC function with syntax and examples.

Description

The Microsoft Excel BIN2DEC function converts a binary number to a decimal number.

Syntax

The syntax for the Microsoft Excel BIN2DEC function is:

BIN2DEC( binary_number )

Parameters or Arguments

binary_number is the binary number that you wish to convert to a decimal number.

Applies To

The BIN2DEC function can be used in the following versions of Microsoft Excel:

• Excel 2013, Excel 2011 for Mac, Excel 2010, Excel 2007

Type of Excel Function

The BIN2DEC function can be used in Microsoft Excel as the following type of function:

• Worksheet function (WS)

Example (as Worksheet Function)

Let's look at some Excel BIN2DEC function examples and explore how to use the BIN2DEC function as a worksheet function in Microsoft Excel:

Based on the spreadsheet above, the following Excel BIN2DEC examples would return:

=BIN2DEC(A1)
Result: 7

=BIN2DEC(111)
Result: 1

=BIN2DEC(A2)
Result: 5

=BIN2DEC(101)
Result: 5

=BIN2DEC(10)
Result: 2