QA – Roman Numbers

ROMAN NUMBER SYSTEM

There are seven symbols used to represent the whole number system.

I=1
V=5
X = 10
L = 50
C = 100
D= 500
M = 1000
Symbols are read from left to right, starting with the symbol representing the largest value and
the value of the numeral is the sum of the values of the symbols.

For example MCLXVI = 1000+ 100+ 50 + 10 + 5 + 1 = 1166.

However if a symbol is followed immediately by a greater symbol then the smaller value is
subtracted from the larger. For example
DLIV = (500 – 50) + (5 – 1) = 454

IMPORTANT CONVERSION
1 trillion = 1012 = 1000000000000
1 billion = 109 = 1000000000
6
1 million = 10 = 1000000
7
1 crore = 10 = 100 lakh
6
10 lakh = 10 = 1 million
5
1 lakh = 10 = 100000 = 100 thousand
1 thousand = 103 = 1000

1) The value of the numeral MCDLXIV is :

(a) 1666
(b) 664
(c) 1464
(d) 656

2) Which of the following can represent the numeral for 2005?

(a) DDDV
(b) MMV
(c) MDDXV

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(d) MDVX
3) The value of the numeral MDCCLXXXIX is:

(a) 1789
(b) 1987
(c) 2989
(d) 2311

4) Which of the following represents the numeral for 2949?

(a) MMMIXL
(b) MMXMIX
(c) MMCMIL
(d) MMCMXLIX

1. MCDLXIV = 1000 + (500 – 100) + 50 + 10 + (5 – 1)

= 1464
2. 2005 = 2000 + 5 = 1000 + 1000 + 5 = MMV
3. MDCCLXXXIX = 1000 + 500 + 100 + 100 + 50 + 10 + 10 + 10 + (10 – 1)
4. 2949 = 2000 + 900 + 40 + 9
= (1000 + 1000) + (1000 – 100) + (50 – 10) + (10 – 1)
= MMCMXLIX

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