Roman Numerals---Three Different Answers

Wed Oct 27 12:08:49 UTC 1999

Certainly no, correct is:
CMDCCCVI

Kailash Srivastava wrote:

> The following are three different replies to my question as to how Romans
> wrote 986!!!
>
> CMIICVI
>
> CMDCCCVI
>
> CMVCCCVI
>
> Was it possible to write the same number in three different ways?
>
> Thanx/Kailash
>
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