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Re:Show HN: Review healthcare.gov plan prices in 1 click rat... by kachnuv_ocasek on Friday November 01, 2013 @04:49PM (#6656309)
But, then that would be 150 * 2000 = 300,000.
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Re:Show HN: Review healthcare.gov plan prices in 1 click rat... by wizzard on Saturday November 02, 2013 @01:41AM (#6658298)
Yes. If we're talking Roman numerals, MM would be 2000, just like XX is 20 -- not 100. This notation makes no sense to me either.
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Re:Show HN: Review healthcare.gov plan prices in 1 click rat... by lowkeykiwi on Friday November 01, 2013 @05:07PM (#6656433)
Exactly. 1 million in Roman numerals is M with a bar over the top of it.
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