alleryOn a clock face, which numeral is used for nine?
AVIIII
BXI
CIX
DVX
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. IX
1. Nine is written with subtractive notation.
2. Put I before X, so one is taken from ten, giving IX.
3. VIIII is the old additive form, XI means 11, and VX is not valid.
_Source: Wikipedia, Roman numerals, Standard form_
Keep practising Natural Number
Browse all Natural Number questions for CTET, or explore more Mathematics topics.
Related questions
Which number system is built first, from which the integers are defined?Which branch studies properties of arithmetic operations on numbers?Two finite collections have the same size if their objects can do what?In Peano arithmetic, every natural number has which property?Which letter is used to write the set of natural numbers?What are the numbers 0, 1, 2, ... called to remove ambiguity?In primary schools, counting numbers usually start from which number?Natural numbers are compared by what?