SOLUTION: What are Roman Numerals And what do they do in a Math problem?

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Question 525854: What are Roman Numerals And what do they do in a Math problem?
Found 2 solutions by geometryworm7271, Alan3354:
Answer by geometryworm7271(30) About Me  (Show Source):
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basically they are the numbers romans used
It goes...
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
Ecetera. so I=1 V=5 X=10 L=50 and it depends on what you are working on

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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It's an unsuccessful, clumsy and obsolete method of counting, and should be forgotten.
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And what do they do in a Math problem?
I don't know what you mean by that.