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The Roman symbol for zero is N coming from the Latin word nullae meaning nothing. V/VIII = VI/X+II/C+V/M = DC/M+XX/M+V/M = DCXXV/M = N.DCXXV (0.625). 5/8 = 6/10+2/100+5/1000 = 600/1000+20/1000+5/1000 = 625/1000 = 0.625. Alternative information The Romans had no symbol for zero as they never used it. A symbol was first used in the late 8th century by Christian monks who wrote in Latin and needed a symbol for zero, so they chose 'N' the initial letter of Nullae (nothing).

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Converting five-eighths into decimals using only Roman numerals is not possible because Roman numerals were not designed to represent decimal fractions. Roman numerals were mainly used for whole numbers and not for representing fractional values.

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