Young Writers Society

CXXXVIII

CXXXVIIII

Ah, that's supposed to be CXXXIX!

CXL

CXLI

CXLII

CXLIII

CXLIV

CXLV

CXLVI (I obviously have no idea how they work…)

The first numbers are easy:
I
II
III
1,2,3

5= V
10 = X
50 = L
100 = C
500 = D
1000 = M

The numbers are counted.

We are now at CXLVII
which is C+(X-L)+V+I+I
If the letter is smaller than the next one, you subtract it. Especially in large numbers, it can be hard.

MCMXCIV stands for 1994

Remember the numbers from above:
1000 (M)-----------------1000
C-M (100-1000)---------+900
X-C (10-100)-------------+90
I-V (1-5)------------------+4
=1994

@MailicedeNamedy, do you mind if I quote and link to your last post in the first post of this thread? I think it's a really helpful guide for how Roman numerals work. :)

CXLVIII

@Magebird Sure!

CXLIX

Awesome! Thank you so much.

CL

CLI

CLII

We only got taught up to V... thank you Namedy!