NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Maths – Ganita Prakash
Chapter: A Story of Numbers
Exercise 3.2
1. Represent the following numbers in the Roman system:
Roman Numerals Basics:
- I = 1, V = 5, X = 10, L = 50
- C = 100, D = 500, M = 1000
(i) 1222
1222 = 1000 + 200 + 20 + 2
= M + CC + XX + II
= MCCXXII
(ii) 2999
2999 = 2000 + 900 + 90 + 9
= MM + CM + XC + IX
= MMCMXCIX
(iii) 302
302 = 300 + 2
= CCC + II
= CCCII
(iv) 715
715 = 700 + 15
= DCC + XV
= DCCXV