Roman Numerals — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Super Bowl LVIII was played in February. What number is LVIII?
A) 58
B) 53
C) 48
D) 63
L is fifty, V is five, and III is three, so LVIII equals fifty-eight total.
2. A clock face shows IV at the 4 position. What number does IV equal?
A) 6
B) 4
C) 9
D) 14
IV uses the subtraction rule: five minus one gives four exactly.
3. Chapter CM in a long story would be chapter number what?
A) 190
B) 990
C) 900
D) 1100
CM is the subtraction pair for nine hundred: M minus C equals 900.
4. A school built in MCM was built in which year?
A) 1100
B) 1500
C) 1990
D) 1900
M plus CM equals 1000 plus 900, which equals the year 1900.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. Write 400 as a Roman numeral: CD.
CD equals five hundred minus one hundred, which gives four hundred.
2. Convert M to a regular number: 1000.
M stands for one thousand, the top base symbol in Roman numerals.
3. Write 150 in Roman numerals: CL.
One hundred plus fifty equals one hundred fifty, written CL.
4. Read MMXXIV as a year: 2024.
M plus M is two thousand, and XXIV is twenty-four, giving 2024.
5. Sort largest first: write the biggest of L, C, D, M: M.
M equals one thousand, the largest of those four Roman symbols.