Skip to 0 minutes and 0 secondsSo, let's solve the Roman numerals. This is pretty simple. Let's look at the part that we know, the last part. D is 500, C is 100, so we have DCCC is 800, L is 50 and VII is 7, we have 857. And we have an equals here on the end. And before this, we have C - let's forget about the bar for a moment - C is 100, XL is 40 and II is 2 so we have - 142 and when we join it we see it's 142 thousand so what the bar on the top is telling us - it's in the thousands. So we have a house with 7 in it is equal to 142,857.
Skip to 0 minutes and 46 secondsJust a minute, that looks familiar! We have 142,857 over here and 142,857 over here. Fancy that!
Solution to ancient numeral part of the course challenge.
OK - so we’ve got that done. Now let’s move on to modern times and look at the language of computers. Go on! Mark this step as complete when you feel you’ve understood it and click ‘Next’.
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