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Roman numerals

. The Romans created a system of number symbols that made it possible to write all the numbers from 1 to 1,000,000 with only seven numerals.Unlike the Arabic numbers we use today, Roman numerals were written as strings of symbols to be added togetherThis made large numbers very long and complicate

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Roman numerals

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    1. Roman numerals Math and Counting ROMAN STYLE

    2. The Romans created a system of number symbols that made it possible to write all the numbers from 1 to 1,000,000 with only seven numerals. Unlike the Arabic numbers we use today, Roman numerals were written as strings of symbols to be added together This made large numbers very long and complicated. For example, the number 948 would be written as: DCCCCXXXXVII

    17. What Numbers Are These? XII XVII CM MDCL XL DC

    18. What Numbers Are These? X + I = L + VIII = VI + VII = D + M + X + VII = IV – II = M – I = III + III =

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