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ROMAN NUMERALSRoman numerals are not widely used,
but used often enough so you should be able toread or interpret
them. Following is a table of Arabic numerals and their equivalentRoman
numerals.Table of Roman Numerals
The
following examples illustrate the use and meaning of Roman
Numerals.1. A Roman Numeral or letter preceding a letter
of greater value subtracts from it:v=5 IV =
4L = 50 XL = 40C = 100 XC = 902. A letter preceding a letter
of equal or lesser value adds
to it.v=5 VI = 6L = 50 LX = 60C = 100 CXI = III3. You will
quickly, of course, be able to remember and recognize smaller
numbers.XVI = 16X (10) +VI (6) = 16XLIV = 44XL (40) +IV (4) = 44XCI
= 91XC (90) +1 (1) = 91