Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Roman Numeral Fun

Here are some common Roman Numerals:

I = 1
II = 2
III =3
IV = 4
V = 5
X = 10
XII = 12
L = 50
C = 100
D = 500
M = 1,000

You can even do basic math with Roman Numerals:

I x L = L (50)
X + X = XX (20)
L + C = LC (150)
I + V + X = XVI (16)

These are Roman Numerals. Usually Americans would use Arabic Numerals (1, 2, 3...) but there's an older number system, it's Roman Numerals! They were made in Greece. Even though we normally use Arabic Numerals, we sometimes see Roman Numerals. For example: we write World War I and World War II instead of World War 1 and World War 2. Using Roman Numerals can be fun, give it a try!
--Morgan and McKenna

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