alleryRoman numerals are called non-positional because they have no what?
Aplace-keeping zeros
Bsymbols for tens
Cuse of letters
Dsymbols for 1,000
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. place-keeping zeros
1. In a positional system, a digit's value depends on its place.
2. Roman numerals have no place-keeping zeros to fix a place.
3. They do have symbols for tens, thousands and letters, so those options fail.
_Source: Wikipedia, Roman numerals, Zero_
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