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Do roman numerals use place value?
Yes and unlike the Hindu-Arabic numeral system a nought figure is not required for place value purposes because the place value of Roman numerals are self evident.
What are the differences between your number system and the roman number system?
A nought figure is not needed in the Roman numeral system because the positional place value of these numerals are self evident. A nought figure is needed in the Arabic numeral system (the numbers we use today) to identify the positional place value of these numerals.
Is the Roman numeral a place value system why?
There is no place value system in Roman numerals because they had no numeral for zero. We add a zero to change a 1 to a 10 and then add another 0 to change it to 100 and so on. The Roman system simply used different symbols to change from units to tens and so on. So... I = 1, X = 10, C = 100 and so on, without the need for a change of place or the use of a zero.
True or false the roman numeral system is the place falue system?
True.Just like the Hindu-Arabic numeral system that we use today the Roman numeral system is based on positional place value in its additional notation.For instance 2999 in additional notation is MMDCCCCLXXXXVIIII. The thousands are followed by the hundreds then the tens and then the units.
Why doesn't the Roman numeral system is not a place value system?
The Romans did not use place value as they had no numeral for zero. In the Hindu/Arabic system, which most of the world uses, one followed by zero becomes ten and if an additional zero is added it become a hundred. In the Roman system of numerals 1 = I and 10 = X and 100 = C. So, as you can see there are no place values just different numerals for different values.
