Writing Natural Numbers into Roman Numbers or Vice versa
1. Writing Natural Numbers into Roman Numerals
What is the Roman numeral of the following natural numbers?
a. 6 c.245
b. 14
Answer:
a. 6 = 5 + 1
= VI
So, 6 = VI.
b. 14 = 10 + 4
= 10 + (5 – 1)
= XIV
So, 14 = XIV
c. 245 = 200 + 45
= 200 + (50 – 5)
= CC VL
So, 245 = CCVL.