Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Learning Tax / IVXLCDM Ancient Roman numeral - Math Lessons  

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Once upon a time the ancient Roman people use a separate numbering that is very different penomeran system at the time as now. Roman numerals only consists of 7 numbers with a particular letter symbols in which each letter melangbangkan / specific numbers have meaning, namely:

I / i for the number one / 1
V / v to the number five / 5
X / x to number ten / 10
L / l for fifty numbers / 50
C / c for one hundred / 100
D / d for the number five hundred / 500
M / m for the number one thousand / 1000

Some of the shortcomings or weaknesses of the Roman numeral system, namely:
1. There are no zeros / 0
2. Too long to mention specific numbers
3. Limited to small numbers only

To cover the lack of limitations roman numerals on a small number, then made a thousand multiplier with the symbol above the strip line symbol letters (except I).

V / v to the line above to the number five thousand / 5000
X / x to the line above for the number ten thousand / 10,000
L / l with the line above to the number fifty thousand / 50,000
C / c with a line above for the number one hundred thousand / 100,000
D / d with the line above to the number five hundred thousand / 500,000
M / m with a line above for a million / 1000000

Method / Technique Roman numeral numbering:
1. Symbols written from the biggest to the smallest
2. All the symbols add up to big little small to large unless there is a reduction.

Examples of writing ancient roman numerals:
1. 16 = XVI
2. 35 = XXXV
3. 45 = XLV
4. 79 = LXXIX
5. 99 = IC
6. 110 = CX
7. 999th = CMXCIX
8. 1666 = MDCLXVI
9. 2008 = MMVIII

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