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Roman WORD2NUM (Posted on 2023-04-12) Difficulty: 3 of 5
Here is a (not very good) procedure for converting words to numbers:
Case insensitive.
Delete all letters from the word which are not valid Roman Numeral characters.
Read the remaining characters, in order, as a Roman Numeral.
If the resultant set of characters is the empty set, the value is 0.
If the resultant set of characters is not a valid Roman Numeral, the value is undefined.
If the resultant set of characters is a valid Roman Numeral, the value is the decimal equivalent of the Roman Numeral.

Find the matching words based on the decimal value and a clue.
Example:
190 Helps with a will
190 = CXC [answer = coexecutor];

1) 21 Some microorganisms make
2) 45 Socrates called. He wants his life back.
3) 96 Who moved my coal?
4) 141 Don't throw away the cane.
5) 161 This medicine stopped working.
6) 255 Agent 86's cone of silence, for example.
7) 260 Boils between 80 and 81 degrees Celsius
8) 310 What Napoleon Dynamite's grandma broke
9) 911 Some microorganisms can
10) 960 A type of number
11) 1110 Fireholder or tiny car
12) 1300 Might make you cough
13) 1552 A politician does what?
14) 3051 Has a subcellular unit of 80S size, not 70S

  Submitted by Larry    
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1) 21 exotoxin
2) 45 foxglove
3) 96 excavation
4) 141 coxalgia
5) 161 tachyphylaxis
6) 255 conclave
7) 260 cyclohexane
8) 310 coccyx
9) 911 chemotaxis
10) 960 complex
11) 1110 matchbox
12) 1300 pneumococcus
13) 1552 mudslinging
14) 3051 mammalian

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  Subject Author Date
re(2): what comes to mind and then computer help (spoilers)Charlie2023-04-13 14:24:19
Some ThoughtsPuzzle ThoughtsK Sengupta2023-04-12 21:30:56
re: what comes to mind and then computer help (spoilers)Larry2023-04-12 18:22:09
Solutionwhat comes to mind and then computer help (spoilers)Charlie2023-04-12 14:09:08
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