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For the same reasons that we need a numeracy system today which is based on the Hindu-Arabic numeral system that was a lot easier than the Roman numeral system that it replaced.

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Arab merchants needed an easier and faster way to calculate prices, quantities of goods, etc. The Roman numerals were just too slow and difficult to calculate, especially with larger numbers.

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16y ago
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usage of hindu-arabic-numeral-system is a lot easier than roman numeral-system

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they created Hindu-Arabic numerals as they are easy to write

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what is hindu arabic numeral system and roman numeral

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what is roman numeral system

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