MMXDCXLVII or VIIIVIIVVII which is better/easier to understand?

[niyad]

(and yes, I know the "X" is missing the bar on top).

[MerryBlooms]

1. Who are you trying to communicate with? Dead Romans? Nailed it! 🤭😆🥰

[niyad]

2. Well, I figured the magats and suited thugs would not have a clue.

[MerryBlooms]

3. I love your voice!

[niyad]

5. Thank you!

[ruet]

4. I don't think either of those say anything.

2000 40 110 57
v.
7, 8, 5, 7



Are you trying for LXXXVI XLVII?

[niyad]

6. I pointed out that the "X" was missing its bar.

[Ms. Toad]

7. Are you trying for 8647?

In the second, that would be VIIIVIIVVII (What you wrote is 7747 - VII VII IV VII). I think you've got a misplaced I.

[niyad]

8. You are, of course, correct. Serious typo! Thank you.

[UpInArms]

9. They both suck

I always hated the Roman way of accounting

[niyad]

10. YIKES!!! most accountants whom I know have at least moved up

to Texas Instruments calculators!!!

[UpInArms]

11. I know, right?

The only time I really try to figure it out is the date of publication

[niyad]

12. Or movie/tv release dates.

[mr715]

13. Old joke about dividing XVII by VIII

[niyad]

15. II

[DFW]

19. Try saying 76 in Danish

Talk about convoluted!

[jxla]

14. An X with a bar over it is 10,000 but MMXDCXLVII makes no sense

VIIIVIIVVII = VIII VI IV VII = 8 6 4 7 and LXXXVIXLVII = LXXXVI XLVII = 86 47
but MMXDCXLVII = MM X DC XLVII = 2000 10000 600 47

https://www.tuomas.salste.net/doc/roman/numeri-romani.html

[muriel_volestrangler]

20. Or you can write 8000 as VIII with a bar over it all

See https://www.cuemath.com/numbers/8000-in-roman-numerals/
so
V̅I̅I̅IDCXLVII
or this says you can use M instead of I̅, which is what your source does
https://mammothmemory.net/maths/numbers/roman-numerals/roman-numerals-from-1000-to-1-million.html
V̅MMMDCXLVII

[littlemissmartypants]

16. I love your cryptic incantations. ❤️

[niyad]

17. Thank you. We need all the distractions we can find!

[littlemissmartypants]

18. No argument here. 🌞❤️