Assume numbers are represented in 8-bit twos complement representation. Show the calculation of 11000011 - 11101000. It's 195 minus 232, but I don't get how to solve it when the second number is a higher value than the first. How do I subtract this?

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Assume numbers are represented in 8-bit twos complement representation. Show the calculation of 11000011 - 11101000.

It's 195 minus 232, but I don't get how to solve it when the second number is a higher value than the first. How do I subtract this?

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