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How did the roman numeral system start?

Well before they came into existence the Romans were very into fingers, but with all the trading they did they needed something better and more useful. They devised the system still using what they had: I = a finger V = and outstretched hand and X for both hands in the same manner. That has added onto over the years using Latin symbols C = 100 from Latin


How did roman numerals start?

Well before they came into existence the Romans were very into fingers, but with all the trading they did they needed something better and more useful. They devised the system still using what they had: I = a finger V = and outstretched hand and X for both hands in the same manner. that as added onto over the years using latin symbols (C = 100 from latin) because of the roman empire in the western hemisphere and BINGO. WE have a system. its been changed a lil since then but it remains mostly the same. Except on clock faces


When did the Romans start to use Roman numerals?

The Roman system of numbering came into common use in the 4th century BC. Before that, they used the Greek system of numbers.


How would you actually add together 1 plus 90 plus 1900 in two different ways but showing all your work entirely in Roman numerals from start to finish with explanations?

In todays modern configurations of Roman numerals the equivalent of 1, 99 and 1900 are now officially set out as I, XCIX and MCM respectively which makes mathematical interaction amongst them quite difficult.Yet there is evidence to suggest that the ancient Romans would have probably added together the equvalent of the given numbers in either of the following formats:-A: I+IC+CMM = MM => 1+(100-1)+(2000-100) = 2000B: I+LXXXXVIIII+MDCCCC = MM => 1+99+1900 = 2000Note that for more complicated arithmetical problems the ancient Romans would have made use of an abacos calculating board.QED


Is a ray a zero or two dementintional?

A ray is the beam of light from a distant object. The word is related to the Latin word radius. It has one dimension, length, from a start point to a finish point.

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How would you add together 500501 plus 499499 calculating all work from start to finish only in Latin numeracy?

Latin numeracy is the same as Roman numerals and the above equivalent numbers would have probably been worked out by the ancient Romans as follows:- It is: (D)DI+ID(D) = (M) => (1000*500)+501+(1000*500)-501 = 1,000,000 QED


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