Viii Roman Numeral Math
The first ten roman numerals are i ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix and x.
Viii roman numeral math. 14 is written as xiv i e. For example to express the number 737 in roman numerals you write dccxxxvii that is 500 100 100 10 10 10 5 1 1 however for the numbers 4 and 9 subtraction is used instead of addition and the smaller number is written in front of the greater number. 100 100 10 10 1. Note that the values for mm and viii are the same in the first example.
I for one like roman numerals. Numbers greater than 1 000 are formed by placing a dash over the symbol meaning times 1 000 but these are not commonly used. Roman numerals stem from the numeral system of ancient rome. The following is the list of roman numerals from 1 to 1000.
Viii 5 1 1 1 8. 10 5 1 and 199 is expressed as cxcix i e. The symbols are i v x l c d and m standing respectively for 1 5 10 50 100 500 and 1 000 in the hindu arabic numeral system. Roman numeral any of the symbols used in a system of numerical notation based on the ancient roman system.