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It was the best they could come up with at the time. It was only later that someone came up with the concept of the decimal system and the place in the row of digits being important to denominate the value of the digit (to the order of 10). also they wanted their own numbers so they came up with that.
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Why do you call them Roman numerals?
i call them roman numrals becaus Romans used them and they were numbers
What is DCCLXXXIX in roman numrals?
Nowadays 789 expressed as a Roman numeral is DCCLXXXIX but the ancient Romans would have notated it quite differently.
What is xxix in roman numrals?
That is 29.
What is XVI in roman numrals?
16
What is 5 in roman numrals?
V
Who created the Roman numrals?
The Etruscans did and they once ruled the Romans.
Why do you call them Roman numerals?
i call them roman numrals becaus Romans used them and they were numbers
What is DCCLXXXIX in roman numrals?
Nowadays 789 expressed as a Roman numeral is DCCLXXXIX but the ancient Romans would have notated it quite differently.
What is 500 in roman numrals?
D
What is 55 in roman numrals?
LV
What is 1117 in roman numrals?
MCXVII
What is xxix in roman numrals?
That is 29.
What is XVI in roman numrals?
16
What is 5 in roman numrals?
V
What is the roman numrals for 3409?
3409 in Roman numerals is MMMCDIX
What is dcccxxxii in roman numrals?
DCCCXXXII in roman numeral is 832.
What is X in Roman numrals?
10 = X in Roman numerals
