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Christine in Herts

Christine in Herts Report 12 Nov 2004 19:21

In case anyone else is wondering how they work (there's often an explanation in the back of dictionaries and such)... I = 1 V = 5 (it's a chopped in half X - see below) X = 10 L = 50 (it's a sort of chopped in half C, if you work at it - engraved in stone, say) C = 100 D = 500 M = 1000 The numbers are built up by putting the largest bit first and adding the rest in descending order. If you put a smaller number just before a larger one, it usually means you subtract the smaller from the larger, e.g. XL = 40, IV = 4, CM = 900 MCMXLV = 1945 MDCCCXXXVII = 1837 Cheers Christine

chezzy

chezzy Report 12 Nov 2004 18:34

thanx brenda..(stupid hubby,i told him i was right)

Phoenix

Phoenix Report 12 Nov 2004 18:24

10,5,3: 18 Brenda

chezzy

chezzy Report 12 Nov 2004 18:24

hi,not that im thick(well not all the time)can anyone translate this..xv111 into modern terms please,many thanx