Text Interpretation: The absence of zero in the Roman numeral system

Text interpretation activity, aimed at students in the fourth year of elementary school, with questions developed about the text: The absence of zero in the Roman numeral system.

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The absence of zero in the Roman numeral system

The numbers created by the Romans were related to letters, unlike other peoples who created symbols in the numerical representation of numbers. Roman numerals used the letters I, V, X, L, C, D, M to represent the following values: 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 1000, respectively. The interesting thing about this numbering system is the absence of a letter related to the number zero. But in creating this numbering system, the Romans were not interested in performing calculations. They simply wanted representative numbers for determining quantities, such as counting objects, animals, weapons, etc. The numerical representation adopted by the Romans was for many centuries the most used throughout Europe. […]

The number zero, absent in the Roman numeral system, had been discovered by the Hindu people, as well as a new numbering system similar to the one used today. This system consisted of a decimal base (ten digits) and sorted together to represent any number. The system created by the Hindus was disseminated throughout Europe by the Arabs, becoming known as the Indo-Arabic numbering system. These numbers built incessantly in the modernization of mathematical calculations, due to their symbolic practicality and representation of quantity. […]

Mark Noah

Questions

1) What is the title of the text?
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2) What is the number that does not exist in the Roman count?
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3) Why did the Romans create this type of numbering?
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4) How are Roman numerals used today?
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5) What are the differences between the Roman and Indo-Arabic numbering system?
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Per Camila Farias.

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