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Roman numerals were used as a counting system where certain letters stood for a set quantity. Here is a list of letters used and their coresponding quantity. I - 1 V - 5 X - 10 L - 50 C - 100 D - 500 M - 1,000 If you wished to type 7 in roman numerals it would be represented as VII (5+1+1). As another example 615 would be represented as DCXV. One thing to keep in mind when writing with roman numerals is that it is sometimes best to consolidate. What I mean is that if you were to type 4 in roman numerals, it is shorter (and easier) to type it out as IV (-1 from 5) as opposed to IIII. You'll notice that the I came BEFORE the V therefor subtracting one from it. Consequently, 744 would be represented as DCCXLIV as opposed to DCCXXXXIIII.

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