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When a Roman numeral of smaller value is put between two numbers of greater value, it is subtracted from the numeral on its __________.

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Both sides
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Next numeral from left
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Solution

The correct option is B Right
Subtractive Notation is an early form of positional notation used with Roman Numerals as a shorthand to replace four or five characters in a numeral representing a number with usually just two characters.
Using Subtractive Notation, the numeral IIII and VIIII becomes simply IV and IXrespectively .

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