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roman_numeral.rb
$cipher = {1000 => "M", 900 => "CM", 500 => "D", 400 => "CD", 100 => "C", 90 => "XC", 50 => "L", 40 => "XL", 10 => "X", 9 => "IX", 5 => "V", 4 => "IV", 1 => "I"}
def to_roman(number)
roman_numeral = ""
$cipher.each do |arabic, roman|
count = number / arabic
roman_numeral += roman * count
number -= arabic * count
end
roman_numeral
end
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