binary form of the number obtained by adding 7 to -5 10010 the msb is discarded,so four bit representation in binary form = 0010 ***************************************************************** binary form of the number obtained by adding +5 to -5 10000 the msb is discarded,so four bit representation in binary form = 0000 ***************************************************************** binary form of the number obtained by adding +3 to -5 01110 the msb is discarded,so four bit representation in binary form = 1110 *****************************************************************