0Ah ==> 010d I assume you mean.

Some would call that a HEX2DEC routine and you should be able to find some published.

This will drive Steve crazy:
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There is a shortcut in 8051 that allows you to do this very efficiently if you know binary mathematics but HEX2DEC is a trivial problem and its not worth revealing that secret over. :-)

-Jay C. Box