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Binary numbers can be converted into decimal numbers by multiplying the binary value in each column (0 or 1) by the corresponding decimal value for the column. 

Binary number columDecimal value
Right-most column1
Second column from the right2
Third column from the right4
Forth column from the right8
Fifth column from the right16
Sixth column from the right32
Seventh column from the right64

For example, the binary number = 1011 1001 can be represented by the decimal number 185.

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