//Example 5.8
clc                                                                                                         //clear the command window
clear                                                                                                        //clear the variables
a=input("Enter the hexadecimal number to be converted into decimal(enter in a single quotation) : ")         // taking the input from user
d=hex2dec(a);
printf("The decimal equivalent is : %d",d);                                                                           //displaying the output