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Since 8 bits = 1 byte, the maximum value it could have can be found when all 8 bits are "turned on" or are 1's.

1111 1111 = 128 + 64 + 32 + 16 + 8 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 255

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A single byte (8 bits) can store the values 0-255

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