GOOD DAY!

MATH 101
GROUP 6
PRAYER
ATTENDANCE
Classroom Rules:
Have an open mind
Avoid distractions
Pay respect to everyone
Participate
Yes to doing your best
LET’S
RECALL
MOTIVATION
Learning Objectives:
01 Define Roman numeral

Explain the rules of Roman

02
numerals

03 Describe and demonstrate how to

convert Roman numerals.
 ROMAN
NUMERALS
 ROMAN
NUMERALS
Numbers in this system are
represented by
combinations of letters
from the Latin alphabet.
Roman numerals, as used
today, are based on seven
symbols.
ROMAN NUMERALS
The numeric system
represented by Roman
numerals originated in
ancient Rome and remained
the usual way of writing
numbers throughout Europe
well into the late Middle
Ages.
The use of Roman numerals continued long after
the decline of the Roman Empire. From the 14th
century on, Roman numerals began to be
replaced in most contexts by the more
convenient Hindu – Arabic numerals; however,
this process was gradual, and the use of Roman
numerals persists in some minor applications to
this day.
 I V X L C D M
SYMBOL

1 5 10 50 100 500 1000

VALUE
 The Rules:
 When a symbol appears after a larger
symbol it is added.
Example: VI = V + I = 5 + 1 = 6
 But if the symbol appears before a larger
symbol it is subtracted.
Example: IX = X – 1 = 10 – 1 = 9
 The Rules:
 Don’t use the same symbol more than
three times in a row (but IIII is
sometimes used for 4, particularly on
clocks).
 Really Big Numbers

Numbers greater than 3, 999

(MMMCMXCIX) are formed by placing
a dash over the symbol, meaning “times
1, 000”, but these are not commonly
used:
How do I write large numbers?
The biggest Roman numeral is M for 1 000, so
one easy way to write large numbers is to line
up the Ms: MMMMMMM would be 7 000, for
instance. This system gets cumbersome
quickly. When they needed to work with many
large numbers, the Romans often wrote a bar
above a numeral. The bar meant to multiply by
1 000. Using this method, 7 000 would be .
How to Convert to Roman Numerals?
Break the number into thousands, hundreds,
tens, ones and write down each in turn.
Example: Convert 1 984 to Roman Numerals.
Break 1 984 into 1000, 900, 80 and 4.
Then do each conversion.
• 1 000 = M
• 900 = CM
• 80 = LXXX
• 4 = IV
 
1 000 + 900 + 80 + 4 = MCMLXXXIV
 How to Remember?
Think “MeDiCal
XaVIer”.
It has the roman
numerals in
descending order
from 1 000 to 1.
Thanks!