Roman Numerals

About Roman Numerals

Thousands of years ago, in ancient Rome, the Romans used a system of numbers that we call Roman numerals. These are the values of each symbol

I	V	X	L	C	D	M
1	5	10	50	100	500	1,000

Unlike our system of numbers, Roman numerals express numbers as sums and differences. For example, 6 is VI (five + one), but nine is IX (ten - one). In general, when a smaller Roman numeral follows a larger numeral, you add the numbers (for example, XII is ten + one + one = twelve). When a larger numeral follows a smaller one, you subtract the numbers (for example, IV is five - one = four, and XL is fifty - ten = forty).

Example Roman Numerals

Arabic Numeral	Roman Numeral
1	I
2	II
3	III
4	IV (IIII on clocks)
5	V
6	VI
7	VII
8	VIII
9	IX
10	X
11	XI
12	XII
13	XIII
14	XIV
15	XV
16	XVI
17	XVII
18	XVIII
19	XIX
20	XX
21	XXI
22	XXII
23	XXIII
24	XXIV
25	XXV

Arabic Numeral	Roman Numeral
26	XXVI
27	XXVII
28	XXVIII
29	XXIX
30	XXX
31	XXXI
32	XXXII
33	XXXIII
34	XXXIV
35	XXXV
36	XXXVI
37	XXXVII
38	XXXVIII
39	XXXIX
40	XL
41	XLI
42	XLII
43	XLIII
44	XLIV
45	XLV
46	XLVI
47	XLVII
48	XLVIII
49	XLIX
50	L

Arabic Numeral	Roman Numeral
51	LI
52	LII
53	LIII
54	LIV
55	LV
56	LVI
57	LVII
58	LVIII
59	LIX
60	LX
61	LXI
62	LXII
63	LXIII
64	LXIV
65	LXV
66	LXVI
67	LXVII
68	LXVIII
69	LXIX
70	LXX
71	LXXI
72	LXXII
73	LXXIII
74	LXXIV
75	LXXV

Arabic Numeral	Roman Numeral
76	LXXVI
77	LXXVII
78	LXXVIII
79	LXXIX
80	LXXX
81	LXXXI
82	LXXXII
83	LXXXIII
84	LXXXIV
85	LXXXV
86	LXXXVI
87	LXXXVII
88	LXXXVIII
89	LXXXIX
90	XC
91	XCI
92	XCII
93	XCIII
94	XCIV
95	XCV
96	XCVI
97	XCVII
98	XCVIII
99	XCIX
100	C

Worksheets on Roman Numerals

$Label Roman Numerals Printout$

Label Roman Numerals Printout

Label the Roman numerals printout, including I (1), V (5), X (10), L (50), C (100), D (500), and M (1,000).

Match the Roman Numerals to the Numbers

Draw lines between the Roman numerals and the matching ordinary numbers.

Blank Clock - Roman Numerals

Blank Clock - With Roman Numerals: A printable clock.