Therefore, the answer is 56 divided by 2, which equals28(or XXVIII in Roman numerals!). 5. Finally, why does LVI not equal the number 54? Because each number is smaller than the one which preceded it. This means that there is no subtraction ncessary, and all of the numbers simply ne...
The value of the roman numeral XXXV is equivalent to the 35. XXXV will have a combined value of (10 + 10 + 10 + 5) = 35. Or we can write as XXXV can be written as (30 + 5) which is 35 XXVIII in Numbers The roman numeral X is equivalent to the natural number 20. The n...
Looking at the Roman numeral chart again above, we can see that the number 9 is written as IX. Essentially this means 10 minus 1, which equals 9. If it wasn't expressed like this, it would be written down as VIIII (5 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1). Although this would still make sense,...
The Roman numeral I, when placed before V or X, indicates a subtraction of one. For instance, IV (5-1) equals 4, while IX (10-1) equals 9. The Roman numeral X indicates the subtraction of ten when placed before L or C. For instance, XL (50-10) equals 40 and XC (100-10) e...