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When a Roman numeral of smaller value is put between two numbers of greater value, it is subtracted from the numeral on its ...........

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  1. Left

  2. Right

  3. Both sides

  4. Next numeral from left

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
             ANS. RIGHT (B)
             EXAMPLE: XIV=14
                                 X+IV=10+4
                 In it I is subtracted from base number V to make it 4.
              Therefore, in roman numerals lesser number which is to be  subtracted is placed on the left side and subtracted from the base number on right side.

Which of the following are meaningless?

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  1. VX

  2. IXIV

  3. XIIV

  4. All the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Roman numerals are represented by the following letters:

I = 1

V = 5

X = 10

L = 50

C = 100

D = 500

M = 1000

If a numeral is followed by another numeral of lower denomination, the two are added together;

if it is preceded by one of lower denomination, the smaller numeral is subtracted from the greater.

As the above numbers on solving are negative, they all are meaningless

The Roman numeral for 3721 : 61 is

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  1. LC

  2. XLI

  3. LXI

  4. CM

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

3721 $\displaystyle \div $ 61 = 61

The Roman numerals are represented by the following letters:

I = 1

V = 5

X = 10

L = 50

C = 100

D = 500

M = 1000

If a numeral is followed by another numeral of lower denomination, the two are added together;

if it is preceded by one of lower denomination, the smaller numeral is subtracted from the greater.

$\therefore $ 61 = LXI

Roman numeral for 2143 is

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  1. MMCXLIII

  2. MMCLIII

  3. MMCXLII

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Roman numerals are represented by the following letters:

I = 1

V = 5

X = 10

L = 50

C = 100

D = 500

M = 1000

If a numeral is followed by another numeral of lower denomination, the two are added together;

if it is preceded by one of lower denomination, the smaller numeral is subtracted from the greater.

 

MMCXLIII

Compare XXII &$\displaystyle  $ 12 (using >, <, =)

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  1. >

  2. <

  3. =

  4. none

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

XXII $\displaystyle $ 12
22 > 12

The Roman numerals are represented by the following letters:

I = 1

V = 5

X = 10

L = 50

C = 100

D = 500

M = 1000

If a numeral is followed by another numeral of lower denomination, the two are added together;

if it is preceded by one of lower denomination, the smaller numeral is subtracted from the greater.

The number of matchsticks that can be used to write 23 in Roman system are

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  1. 6

  2. 7

  3. 8

  4. 9

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Roman numerals are represented by the following letters:

I = 1

V = 5

X = 10

L = 50

C = 100

D = 500

M = 1000

If a numeral is followed by another numeral of lower denomination, the two are added together;

if it is preceded by one of lower denomination, the smaller numeral is subtracted from the greater.

 

23 = XXIII
Therefore, Number of matchsticks required is 7.

Write $14$ in numeral form.

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  1. $IV$

  2. $XIV$

  3. $XVI$

  4. $XV$

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In Roman numeral form, 

$10 = X$
$4 = IV$

$\Rightarrow 14 = XIV$

The difference between Roman numerical M and C is

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  1. MC

  2. CM

  3. CX

  4. LX

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

$M=100$

$C=50$
$M-C=100-50=50$
$M-C=M$
So option $B$ is correct.

Convert the given Roman Numerals  'XC' and 'C' in English numeral and then find its difference.

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  1. $100$

  2. $20$

  3. $10$

  4. $12$

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In Roman numeral form, 

$C = 100$
$\Rightarrow XC = 100-10 = 90$

$\therefore$ Difference between $C$ and $XC = 100-90 = 10$ 

In Roman Numeral $C$ has value of

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  1. $100$

  2. $50$

  3. $1000$

  4. $500$

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In Roman numeral form, 

$100 = C$
$50 = L$
$1000 = M$
$500 = D$