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Understanding numbers · typical for Grade 5

Roman numerals – worksheets to print

Read and write Roman numerals – with IV, IX, XL and the other symbols that are subtracted.

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Roman numerals: explained simply

Roman numerals use letters. Add their values, except for certain pairs where you subtract.

How to work it out

  • The basic symbols are I = 1, V = 5, X = 10, L = 50, C = 100, D = 500 and M = 1,000.
  • Usually larger values come before smaller ones and you add them. In IV, IX, XL, XC, CD and CM, subtract the smaller symbol written before the larger one.

An example, step by step

What number is XIV?

  1. X stands for 10.
  2. IV is the subtraction pair 5 − 1 = 4.
  3. Altogether: 10 + 4 = 14. So XIV = 14.

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Write Roman numerals

Split 49 into 40 + 9: 40 is XL and 9 is IX. Together: XLIX. Use the standard subtraction pairs; do not write 49 as IL.

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What does XXIV mean?

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10 + 10 + 4 = 24.

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Grade 5 · SingleRoman numeralsReading and writing up to 1,000
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