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What are the advantages and disadvantages of using roman numerals?
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Advantages of using Roman numerals: In outlines, you can differentiate between indented subsections, giving more clarity to an outline. It is harder to misinterpret a number if the number is smudged in writing.
Disadvantages: There is no "zero" in Roman numerals. They are much harder to add and subtract, especially in numbers greater than ten. The hindu-arabic numbering system is more succinct (for example, the year "1988" in Roman numerals is "MCMLXXXVIII". The largest number that can be expressed properly in Roman numerals is 3,999,999 as MMMCMXCIXCMXCIX (the bolded characters would have a line over them.
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What are some disadvantages of roman numerals?
Spend a day using only roman numerals instead of Arabic numerals. The disadvantages will become painfully obvious.
What are disadvantages of roman numerals?
Using them for mathematical operations is very complicated, and sometimes impossible. When dealing with large numbers, roman numerals tend to be very long. There is no zero.
How do you type roman numerals on a mac?
You type roman numerals by using capital letters.
What are numerals using digits 753?
If you mean in Roman numerals then: 753 = DCCLIII
Can you convert fractions into decimals using roman numerals?
Not really, since roman numerals don't have units smaller then one.
What are some disadvantages of roman numerals?
Spend a day using only roman numerals instead of Arabic numerals. The disadvantages will become painfully obvious.
What are disadvantages of roman numerals?
Using them for mathematical operations is very complicated, and sometimes impossible. When dealing with large numbers, roman numerals tend to be very long. There is no zero.
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What does 947 translate to using Roman numerals?
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How do you type roman numerals on a mac?
You type roman numerals by using capital letters.
Could you please show us how to add together 1449 and 550 using Roman numerals?
Convert from Roman numerals to Arabic numerals, add, convert back to Roman numerals.
