Convert each of the following IEEE 754 single precision bit patterns to its corresponding decimal value (the bits are separated into groups of 4 to make interpretation easier). Show all of your work and include a few comments as to what you are doing at each step. Your final answer should be in a decimal representation.

a. 0100 0111 1111 0010 1110 1011 1010 1000

b. 1011 1101 0111 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000