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AHANA SANGUI from NCS GOA, VASCO GOA
Subject :IMO    Class : Class 6

Repetition of a symbol in a Roman numeral means _______ .

ADivision
BMultiplication
CAddition
DSubtraction


Repetition of a symbol in a Roman numeral means that the number has been repeated and thus the symbol represents the number multiplied by the number of times it has been repeated. Eg. XX=10×2=20 In this case X value represents 10. In Roman numerals repetition of a symbol means that certain word has been repeated.Then how the answer is Addition?pls justify.

Ans 1:

Hprakash09 from Billabong high Bhopal, Bhopal
Class : Class 7
Eg:XX, 10+10=20

Ans 2:

RUCHI from dps, Faridabad
Class : Class 7
Yes, the answer should be addition as E.g. X=10 And if we repeat this X two times then it will be10+10 which is 20

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