Basic 5Mathematics16 min

Roman Numerals to C

A museum display labels old classroom clocks and year plaques with Roman numerals.

Read the museum clock labels.

The class sees Roman numerals on a clock, a gate plaque, and a library shelf. Convert the labels so everyone can read them.

Roman Numerals to C illustration

A museum display labels old classroom clocks and year plaques with Roman numerals.

Convert XCIV.

  1. XC means 100 - 10, which is 90.
  2. IV means 5 - 1, which is 4, so XCIV is 94.