8 january 2013
Improved Answer:-
The main symbols are: M=1000, D=500, C=100, L=50, X=10, V=5 and I=1
Note that: 5*I=V, 2*V=X, 5*X=L, 2*L=C, 5*C=D and 2*D=M
The Roman numeral for 10 is X
The number 2001 in Roman numerals is written as MMI. It requires 3 symbols: two M's for 2000 and one I for 1.
88, rather nicely uses 8 characters in Roman numerals: LXXXVIII.
Yes as for example MDCLXVI = 1666
How about X for 10 or XI for 11
The Roman numeral for 10 is X
roman numerals
The number 2001 in Roman numerals is written as MMI. It requires 3 symbols: two M's for 2000 and one I for 1.
As a roman numeral, this has too many symbols. XL are tens (40), IV are the units (4), so the first four symbols represent the number 44. The additional symbols are not appropriate for a roman numeral.
88, rather nicely uses 8 characters in Roman numerals: LXXXVIII.
Yes as for example MDCLXVI = 1666
How about X for 10 or XI for 11
1660 MCLX
The most commonly used Roman numerals can be made from a combination of seven (7) different symbols, whcih are...I = 1V = 5X = 10L = 50C = 100D = 500M = 1000Using these symbols any number from 1 to 3999 can be represented.
The numer 1145 in roman numerals is MCXLVSo the answer is 5 symbols.
The number "0" does not have a specific representation in Roman numerals. Roman numerals were based on a system of adding and subtracting values of different symbols, so there was no need for a symbol to represent zero.
The number zero does not have a significance in Roman numerals because the Romans did not have a symbol for zero. Roman numerals are based on a system of adding and subtracting values of different symbols to represent numbers.