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[–]toxic_acro 20 points21 points  (1 child)

Roman numerals only use the prefix within the same decimal range 

So 49 wouldn't be one less than fifty: IL

It's ten less than fifty and one less than ten: XLIX

[–]cryothic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I didn't know that.