*How do I read and write Roman Numerals?*<http://maryt.wordpress.com/2007/03/29/how-do-i-write-roman-numerals/> *Want to impress your friends and family? Learn how to read and write Roman Numerals. It's easy!*
*First there are 7 distinct numerals from which to create all the other ** Roman* <http://www.novaroma.org/via_romana/numbers.html>* numerals:*<http://www.novaroma.org/via_romana/numbers.html> *I =1**[image: clock.JPG]*<http://maryt.files.wordpress.com/2007/03/clock.JPG> *V =5* *X =10* *L =50* *C =100* *D =500* *M =1000* *To create other numerals you will need to combine two or more of the seven. So, for example, number 2 is II, 3 is III, but 4 is IV. Why? because IIII (four of the same number together) becomes unmanageable. Four then is created by placing I in front of V and subtracting 1 from 5 which equals 4.* *So far then we have numerals for our Arabic numbers 1-5. We continue simply adding I to V: VI = 6, VII = 7, VIII=8, but 9 is IX. For the same reason we didn't use IIII for 4, nine is created by placing I in front of X and subtracting 1 from 10 to get 9 (IX).* *Are we beginning to see a pattern here?* *Numerals above X (10) are XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX and XX is 20.* *Then XXX = 30, XXXI = 31 and so on.* *XL = 40, XLI = 41 etc.* *LX = 60, LXX = 70, LXXX = 80, XC = 90* *Let's try to create a number in Roman numerals. How about 1944. Let's start from the left:* *1000 = M* *900 = CM* *40 = XL* *4 = IV* *Put together the numeral is MCMXLIV.* *Most of the time Roman numerals are used to express year dates, especially the date for the making of a movie or a television program. Roman numerals are also used on formal documents and papers, analog clocks, and on building cornerstones.* *[image: roman_numerals_complete.jpg]*<http://maryt.files.wordpress.com/2007/03/roman_numerals_complete.jpg> *Click on the chart above for larger view.* * cnu.pne * --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/thatha_patty?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
