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Reading and writing numbers in Roman numbers

Hindu Arabic 1 5 10 50 100


Roman I V X L C

Note:
i. Numbers with 2 and 3 are repeated Romans
2 = (1+1) = 11 3= (1+1+1) =III
20 = (10+10) = XX 30= (10+10+10) =XXX
200 = (100+100) =CC 300= (100+100+100) =CCC
ii. Numbers with 4 and 9 are obtained by subtracting
4 = (1 from 5) = IV 9= (1 from 10) = IX
40 = (10 from 50) = XL 90 = (10 from 100) = XC
iii. 6, 7 and 8 are obtained by addition
6 = (5+1) =VI 7= (5+2) = VII
8 = (5+3) = VIII 60= (50+10) LX
70 = (50+20) = LXX 80 = (50+30) = LXXX

EXPRESSING HINDU ARABIC NUMERALS TO ROMAN NUMERALS

Example 1 Example 4
Express 25 as a roman numeral. Express 47 as a roman numeral.
25 = 20+5 47 = 40+7
= XX+V =XL+VII
= XXV = XLVII
Example 5
Example 2 Express 89 as a roman numeral.
Write 55 as a roman numeral. 89 = 80+9
55 = 50+5 = LXXX+IX
= L+V = LXXXIX
= LV

Example 3 Example 6
Express 31 as a roman numeral. Express 96 as a roman numeral.
31 = 30+1 96 = 90+6
= XXX+I = XC+VI
= XXXI = XCVI

Example 7
Write 94 as a roman numeral.
94 = 90+4
= XC+IV
= XCIV
Activity.
1. Express 19 as a roman numeral.
2. Express 20 as a roman numeral.
3. Express 32 as a roman numeral.
4. Express 44 as a roman numeral.
5. Express 52 as a roman numeral.
6. Express 63 as a roman numeral.
7. Express 72 as a roman numeral.
8. Express 89 as a roman numeral.
9. Express 98 as a roman numeral.
10. Express 100 as a roman numeral.

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