How could you compute 4× $8 + $8 ?
Multiply $8 by four by shifting left two positions, then add it the original $8
Here is the program. Unfortunately, there are a few blanks. This would be a good time to use that scratch pad and pencil next to your keyboard.
## slowMult.asm
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## Program to calculate 5 × x - 74
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## Register Use:
## $8 x
## $9 result
.text
.globl main
main:
ori $8, $0, 12 # put x into $8
sll $___, $___, ___ # $___ <-- 4x
addu $___, $___, $___ # $___ = 5x
addiu $___, $___,-74 # $___ = 5x - 74
## End of file