What theLettersMean
Here is a chart that has all the Roman Numerals, and what they stand for.
The system is
based on seven different symbols in total.
These symbols can be used to write any Roman
Numeral!
Once you have familiarized yourself with these,...
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What theLettersMean
Here is a chart that has all the Roman Numerals, and what they stand for.
The system is
based on seven different symbols in total.
These symbols can be used to write any Roman
Numeral!
Once you have familiarized yourself with these, let s move on to the Additive Principle,
where we ll begin to learn how to construct other numbers using these.
The AdditivePrinciple
The system for writing Roman Numerals is an additive system.
This means to calculate
the value of a Roman Numeral, you simply have to add up all the digits in the Roman
Numeral!
Examples:
• VIII = 5 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 8
• XXXIII = 10 + 10 + 10 + 1 + 1 +1 = 33
• CLXXVIII = 100 + 50 + 10 + 10 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 1 =
178
• MMX = 1,000 + 1,000 + 10 = 2,010
There are a couple of other rules to follow:
Roman
Numeral
Value
I 1
V 5
X 10
L 50
C 100
D 500
M 1,000
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