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Roman numerals were inefficient. Our modern system for numbers (the decimal system) is better because:
(1) it allows for the representation of large numbers greater than ones on the scale of M = 1000. Every step to the right in a decimal place multiplies the number by 10, so a number that takes 5 places, say 10,000, takes many more in roman numerals (10,000 = MMMMMMMMMM). Romans did not deal with large numbers on this scale.
(2) simple operations such as addition have no algorithm to calculate them by hand. If I wanted to add 45 + 659, I would put one above the other and do it the way schools teach. when the numbers 5 + 9 exceed 10 in the ones column, I can carry the ones digit, and add it on the tens. Within 5-10 seconds, I can see this is 704. There is no easy way to add in Roman numerals: how would one go about adding XVL + XXXXLIXM? In fact, this is the same problem as the one we just did. And this is just addition! Even simple operations like IX * XIV are not obvious when a Roman banker has only Roman numerals to work with.
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What inspired the roman numerals?
Roman numerals were inspired by Etruscan numerals of which Roman numerals originated from.
How do you I write Roman number 11?
Eleven in Roman numerals is XI.Eleven in Roman numerals is XI.Eleven in Roman numerals is XI.Eleven in Roman numerals is XI.Eleven in Roman numerals is XI.Eleven in Roman numerals is XI.Eleven in Roman numerals is XI.Eleven in Roman numerals is XI.Eleven in Roman numerals is XI.
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