What Roman Numerals are there, and what number do they equal to?
Q. Well, i haven't worked with roman numerals for about a year or two. And i need to know them to make a school project more formal.
Asked by This is the best movie theater - Tue Sep 1 18:20:39 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Here's the numerals: I = 1 V = 5 X = 10 L = 50 C = 100 D = 500 M = 1000 and here's how to use them: I - 1 II - 2 III - 3 IV (1 before 5) - 4 V - 5 VI - 6 VII - 7 VIII - 8 IX (1 before 10) - 9 X - 10 XI - 11 XII - 12 etc. XX is 20 XXIII is 23 XXIX would be 29, while XXX is 30 XL is 40. 49 would not be IL (1 before fifty), but would be 40 + 9 = XLIX XC is 90 CD is 400 CM is 900 999 would be CMXCIX. The year 2009 would be written as MMIX. Basically, you will never need to put more than 3 of the same letter in a row. Notice that there is no zero.
Answered by jawajames - Tue Sep 1 18:33:37 2009

What do Roman numerals designate in Arabic alphabets?
Q. I have noticed usage of these Roman numerals as substitutes of Arabic alphabets in some websites: 2 as 3 as 5 as 6 as 7 as 9 as Eg: al7amdulillah, 2alib, 3lm, 5ayf, 9abr. Are these correct? I am not an Arab, but I know the Arabic alphabet and their phonetics. These are based on my personal observations. Please provide corrections for mistakes and additions of abjad if necessary. Thank you.
Asked by lutfi sg - Mon Oct 26 22:59:02 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. 1,2,3 etc are not Roman numerals - they are Arabic numerals. Roman numerals are I, II, III, IV, V etc.
Answered by Old Cynic - Mon Oct 26 23:10:15 2009

3 is half of 8, what secret society hacked this cryptic clue in our Arabic Numerals and why?
Q. Davinci was not the only one to encrypt secret messages. Our Arabic numerals is an example-- half of 8 is 4, but only in the mathematical sense (for those right brained thinkers). The Graphic sense (for those left brain thinkers) show us another side, in this case half of 8 is 3. When counting from 1-10 and straight along your fingers (given that you have the standard 10) you will find that 3 and 8 each land on a middle finger. Is this coincidence, or a secret code? Lets explore. The numbers 3 and 8 were changed from their original Arabic characters around 1800 years ago. This is also interesting: Early Pagans -- fertility cult worshipers were often persecuted for their beliefs-- mainly because they worshipped a femal deity equal to that… [cont.]
Asked by MOCEAN - Fri Sep 28 15:12:16 2007 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. secret code is 69/6*9 ;)
Answered by nikola s - Tue Oct 2 11:27:35 2007

How can I know all the roman numerals off by heart?
Q. From time to time in tests I get asked to write a roman numeral. I find this so hard though cause I don't remember any roman numerals off by heart, except for II, II, III, IV and the simple numbers. So how can I remember them off by heart?
Asked by MD - Fri Oct 31 04:38:36 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You should NOT be learning Roman numerals by heart. Memorize the meaning of these, noticing the sequence! i v x l c d m, which mean 1 5 10 50 100 500 1000 Here's a memory aid: I (eye) looks like a one, X is the third letter of the French word for ten: dix, C (cee) is the slang name for a 100-dollar bill (C-note), and the first letter of the metric abbreviation for centimeter, the 100th part of a meter, M (em) is the metric system abbreviation for 1000, or the first letter of the metric abbreviation for millimeter, the 1000th part of a meter. If those aids don't help you, just forget them. After you memorize those (that might take you 10 minutes), then... You must know that the simplest RULE in Roman numerals is… [cont.]
Answered by jesteele1948 - Tue Nov 4 06:23:41 2008

What is the correct way to write a date in Roman numerals?
Q. My question is what is the correct way to write a date in Roman numerals. My birthday is 7.13.1993. So would you write it 7.13.1993 or 13.7.1993. I am confused.
Asked by Ashley - Mon Jul 6 00:53:18 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. XIII-VII-Mcmxciii 13.7.1993
Answered by Rain - Mon Jul 6 06:31:34 2009

Some sites generate some twisted alphabets or numerals and ask the user to retype?
Q. It seems they are verifying something. What are they verifying? How do they use these alphabets and numerals to verify?
Asked by C 73 - Sun Nov 9 18:42:51 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I'm not exactly sure what you're asking, but I believe you're talking about CAPTCHA images. Are the "twisted alphabets" a picture of a bunch of numbers and letters that are distorted in a funky way? If so, then those are CAPTCHA images. Say you're signing up for a new Yahoo! account. You provide your name and password, then you see a CAPTCHA image. This is used to ensure that it is a person, not a computer, that's filling out the form. Sometimes people (usually spammers) write programs called bots that automatically sign up for a new account for them on a site, then use another bot to spam random people instead of doing it manually themselves. Those images help prevent this. So a bot will be able to insert a username and password into… [cont.]
Answered by Empire539 - Sun Nov 9 18:53:37 2008

Why does the Super Bowl use Roman numerals instead of the year?
Q. Why is it that every Super Bowl ever, all of them used Roman numerals like (XXL) instead of the actual year? Its so confusing to be able to follow it right. Why do they think they so special that they have to use that instead of the year like every other sport?
Asked by Click Click Derk - Sun Dec 21 23:32:45 2008 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments

A. This is just a guess, but maybe because the NFL season begins in one year and ends in another, so instead of using the year they number the seasons. Like I said just a guess!
Answered by snowymichigan - Sun Dec 21 23:37:18 2008

Can someone please translate a date into roman numerals for me?
Q. I need this date translated into roman numerals. Its for a tattoo, so if you have any reference sites or anything like that, that i could check out. The date is (11) nov 7 2009.
Asked by BOHOCHIC - Tue Dec 15 13:49:57 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. are you looking for the number 11? If so it is "XI". Here is just a basic rule of thumb for Roman Numerals: 1=I 5=V 10=X 50=L 100=C 500=D 1000=M So if you're following that rule then the 11 will be XI and the 7 will be VII and 2009 will be MMIX
Answered by jasyrafa - Tue Dec 15 13:58:21 2009

Is there any country which follows different expression for numerals as 1 to 10 as they have their own?
Q. Is their any country which follows different expression for numerals as 1,2, 10 as they have language of their own for communication. How come all other countries accepted this when they stuck to their when it comes to communication. Like for numerals if we have common acceptable language then it saves lots of time and helps in building better understanding among different nations.May I know the origin of numerals which we are using.
Asked by sai - Sun May 24 03:08:05 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. India.Indian languages have different expressions.In Sanskrit language one says "Yekam " for one ,"Dwi" for two,"thri" for Three and so on ...The sanskrit is the mother of all Indian languages .It has wonderful expressions for lot of words we find in the dictionary.
Answered by sunny - Sun May 24 03:18:38 2009

What is the largest number you can express in Roman numerals?
Q. What is the largest number you can express in Roman numerals if you have one each of the following letters? (NOTE: You cannot use any of the letters as powers or exponents.) c d i l m v x
Asked by Kitty - Tue May 25 06:27:37 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Mmmdccclxxxviii 3888 You can use M,C,X and I three times, but you can't do that with D, L and V. To write even larger numbers, the romans wrote a bar over the numeral that means times thousand. __ C means 100,000 ___ mmmdccclxxxviii would be 3,888,000 But I guess you need the answer without bars.
Answered by Karel - Fri May 28 04:27:14 2010

How would I make certain pages of a file numbered in romans while leaving the rest in arabic numerals?
Q. I am preparing a paper for a course and i need to submit the soft copy as a single file. I need to number the first pages (table of content, abstract..) in romans (i,ii,iii,iv,..) and the rest in the arabic numerals (1,2,3,4,..) is there a configuration in MS word or any other application that will enable me do that?
Asked by wubshets - Fri May 8 22:44:25 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Try this: In Word versions prior to Word 2007: 1.At the top of the first page you want Arabic-numbered, click the Insert->Break menu item. 2.Insert a Next Page type section break. 3.Click the Insert->Page Numbers menu item. 4.In the Page Numbers dialog box, click the Format button. 5.If you don t want the page numbers to be continuous between the two sections, set Page Numbering to start at number one. The radio button should switch to Start At. 6.Click OK. 7.Click OK again. 8.Go back to the first page of the document (now in the first section). 9.Repeat steps 3-4, but this time set the Number format to Roman Numerals. 10.Repeat steps 5-7. (Note: The actual insertion of page numbers in the page header or footer doesn't have to… [cont.]
Answered by The Phlebob - Sat May 9 21:59:51 2009

Why do some chemistry elements have roamn numerals beside it?
Q. Why is there roman numerals beside the elements? Such as iron (III) nitrate or copper (II) nitrate?? What does the roman numerals mean?
Asked by Random Duelist - Sat Nov 15 18:34:22 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The Roman numeral in the parentheses is the valence or oxidation of the metal that it follows. Transition elements have more than one oxidation number
Answered by science teacher - Sat Nov 15 18:41:35 2008

How do you write zero in Roman numerals?
Q. How do you write zero in Roman numerals?
Asked by Helder - Wed May 5 14:16:27 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. actually, you don't. the concept of zero was an invention of ancient Arabians, hence, was a NEW thing in arabic numerals.
Answered by nickipettis - Wed May 5 14:18:17 2010

Why does the BBC write the programme date in Roman numerals?
Q. It is just the BBC's way of teaching children Roman numerals, or is there some sort of history to it?
Asked by Infallible Logic - Mon Apr 12 21:45:54 2010 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. It seems publishers used roman numerals several hundred years ago to denote the year of publication of a book. This tradition was picked up by the film industry who have used them perhaps since its inception to denote the year a film was made, so that it could be redistributed later, either locally or to a foreign country, without making it immediately clear to viewers what the actual date was. This became more useful when films were broadcast on television to partially conceal the age of films.
Answered by carina - Mon Apr 12 23:47:40 2010

How to convert birthday into roman numerals?
Q. I know alot about Roman Numerals and converting it but there is one thing that is stumping me... my birthday! I want to get it tattooed on my hand for my 21st birthday but I just cant figure out how to write it. I know: January= I 3rd= III and... 1989= mcmlxxxix the thing is Im not sure how to write it since my birth month and my birthDay are single characters. Heres what I thought: I.III.MCMLXXXIX... THANKS!
Asked by contayjuss1 - Wed Dec 30 16:49:48 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. maybe with the slash marks like in a regular date? I/III/Mcmlxxxix or maybe have it done in a circle with no starting or stopping point.
Answered by witcheypoo - Wed Dec 30 20:27:40 2009

what are the roman numerals etch on a USMC NCO sword?
Q. There are several thing etch either by acid or laser but I need to know what the roman numerals are. There is a star and the United States Marine Corps etched.
Asked by Informed - Tue Aug 10 04:13:10 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

Why clocks with Roman Numerals have the number 4 with four IIII instead of IV?
Q. I always noticed that most clocks (including the Big Ben) with Roman Numerals have number 4 with four "III" instead of IV wich is the correct form.
Asked by Armando - Sat Aug 14 17:31:26 2010 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

How do you put the date: September 13, 2008 in Roman Numerals?
Q. What I really am curious to know ... Is does the date or the month come first? Which is the proper way to write it in Roman Numerals?
Asked by Nicole R - Sat Apr 4 18:28:35 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. SEPT. xiii mmviii many people who want to convert a date into Roman simply want to write it in Roman numerals rather than convert it into a complex and - to most people - meaningless date such as A.D. III ID. MART. An easy and elegant way to write a date in Roman numerals is this. Take the day of the month and write that in lower case Roman numerals Take the month and convert it into a Roman abbreviation Take the year and convert it into Roman numerals That would express the 13th of March 1999 as xiij MART. MCMXCIX or MART. xiij mcmxcix convert the day Convert the number of the date into Roman numerals using lower case letters. Romans had no lower case letters - they were an invention of medieval scribes and became formalised… [cont.]
Answered by Bob - Sat Apr 4 18:54:52 2009

What's the conversion of my birth date into Roman Numerals?
Q. I getting a tattoo of my birthday which is October 9, 1992: 10/9/1992, but I don't know how to covert it into Roman Numerals.So I was hoping you guys can help me.
Asked by *Prince Nuke* - Mon Nov 30 12:24:29 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. X - IX - mcmxciii the dude below me is correct in the calendar aspect, but putting just the year 1992 would be a wonderful idea and is something that we do today.
Answered by etcetera - Mon Nov 30 12:31:13 2009

Why do clocks not follow the Roman numerals system?
Q. I've been wondering, since in Roman numerals, 4 is IV, then why, on clocks, is 4 written as III ?
Asked by nik - Sun Jan 11 18:53:35 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I was told once that it was to make the numerals look balanced on either side of the clock. Personally, I think someone just goofed and it has become tradition in clockmaking. I have seen clocks do it both ways, though. I prefer to get clocks that are "correct." with IV. Google "horology" and you'll find the practice of III goes way back.
Answered by misslabeled - Sun Jan 11 18:59:16 2009