347 - 289 = 58
CCCXXXXVII - CCLXXXVIIII = LVIII
On the counting board cancel out the numerals on the left with the numerals on the right and you'll have CX - LII remaining which = LVIII
Yes, although they look different from what we're used to seeing they are still numbers
They originated from the Indian subcontinent where the concept of a zero figure was conceived. The Arabs through trading links with India soon took on board the Indian system of counting. In turn through trading links with the Arabs the Europeans via Spain also took on this system of counting which gradually super-ceded the Roman numeral system that the Europeans had been using since the days of the Roman Empire. The Europeans called this new system as counting in Arabic numerals.
Today we write out 999 in Roman numerals as CMXCIX but the Romans themselves would have probably wrote it out as IM which is the same as DCCCCLXXXXVIIII So: DCCCCLXXXXVIIII minus DCLXVI equals CCCXXXIII (333)
Advantages of using Roman numerals: In outlines, you can differentiate between indented subsections, giving more clarity to an outline. It is harder to misinterpret a number if the number is smudged in writing.Disadvantages: There is no "zero" in Roman numerals. They are much harder to add and subtract, especially in numbers greater than ten. The hindu-arabic numbering system is more succinct (for example, the year "1988" in Roman numerals is "MCMLXXXVIII". The largest number that can be expressed properly in Roman numerals is 3,999,999 as MMMCMXCIXCMXCIX (the bolded characters would have a line over them.
what your counting
In today's notation of Roman numerals 959 is considered to be CMLIX But the Romans themselves would have worked out the equivalent of 959 on an abacus counting device as DCCCCLVIIII
Yes, although they look different from what we're used to seeing they are still numbers
break the board in 7 parts and bury them I read that you're supposed to break it into 7 peices, sprinkle holy water on them, and then bury them.
They originated from the Indian subcontinent where the concept of a zero figure was conceived. The Arabs through trading links with India soon took on board the Indian system of counting. In turn through trading links with the Arabs the Europeans via Spain also took on this system of counting which gradually super-ceded the Roman numeral system that the Europeans had been using since the days of the Roman Empire. The Europeans called this new system as counting in Arabic numerals.
Today we write out 999 in Roman numerals as CMXCIX but the Romans themselves would have probably wrote it out as IM which is the same as DCCCCLXXXXVIIII So: DCCCCLXXXXVIIII minus DCLXVI equals CCCXXXIII (333)
Ethiopian pebble counting is much like using multiplication.
The way we write out Roman numerals today differs in many respects to how the ancient Romans actually did themselves. But there is historical evidence to suggest that the Romans would have first calculated the equivalent of 999,999 on an abacus counting board and then simplified the result in written format as I(M) which means 1,000,000-1 = 999,999
Advantages of using Roman numerals: In outlines, you can differentiate between indented subsections, giving more clarity to an outline. It is harder to misinterpret a number if the number is smudged in writing.Disadvantages: There is no "zero" in Roman numerals. They are much harder to add and subtract, especially in numbers greater than ten. The hindu-arabic numbering system is more succinct (for example, the year "1988" in Roman numerals is "MCMLXXXVIII". The largest number that can be expressed properly in Roman numerals is 3,999,999 as MMMCMXCIXCMXCIX (the bolded characters would have a line over them.
what your counting
The idea of using numerals for counting was conceived by The Etruscans more than 2000 years ago. The Etruscans once ruled the Romans and it was from the Etruscans that the Romans acquired their numeracy system from.
It depends what you will be using the cutting board for.
By using a calculator, numbnuts. DUH!