//splits it up

  var number = "10"

  numberSplit = []

  var decoded = 0

  for (let i = number.length; i>-1; i--){

    numberSplit.push(number.slice(i-1,i))

  }

  numberSplit.pop()

  console.log(numberSplit)

  //decodes it into a string

  for (let i = 0; i<numberSplit.length; i++){

    decoded += Math.pow(2,i)*numberSplit[i]

  }

  console.log(decoded)

}