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Number Theory Level 1

What is this number MMMDCCCLXXXVIII \text{MMMDCCCLXXXVIII} ?


The answer is 3888.

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MMM = 3000; D = 500; CCC = 300; L = 50; XXX = 30; V = 5; III = 3

MMMDCCCLXXXVIII = 3000 + 500 + 300 + 50 + 30 + 5 + 3 = 3888

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Chew-Seong Cheong
Feb 18, 2020

MMMDCCCLXXXVIII = 3 M + D + 3 C + L + 3 X + V + 3 I = 3 × 1000 + 500 + 3 × 100 + 50 + 3 × 10 + 5 + 3 × 1 = 3888 \begin{aligned} \text{MMMDCCCLXXXVIII} & = 3\text M + \text D + 3\text C + \text L + 3\text X + \text V + 3\text I \\ & = 3 \times 1000 + 500 + 3 \times 100 + 50 + 3\times 10 + 5 + 3 \times 1 \\ & = \boxed{3888} \end{aligned}

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