document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=42862>Question 42862</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what are the roman numerals </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #27954 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=27954\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> They are<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "V 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L 50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D 500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M 1000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Putting a bar over any of them multiplies it by 1000.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "They arose in Rome (big surprise) but derived from Greek, Persian and Babylonian numerical symbolgy as a means of conducting and recording commerce. </SPAN>\n" );
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