Convert 1934 to a Roman numeral
Roman Numeral Values are:
I = 1, V = 5, X = 10
L = 50, C = 100, D = 500,
M = 1,000
We start with a total letter value of 1934
+ M = M
1 of the letter M gives us
1 * 1000 = 1000
Total: 1934 - 1000 = 934
We want 3 or less of a letter
3 of letter C won't work
We need a special subtraction.
We take 1 letter of C
Write it in front of the next letter M
M + CM = MCM
1 letter C and 1 letter M gives us
1000 - 100 = 900
Total: 934 - 900 = 34
MCM + XXX = MCMXXX
3 of the letter X gives us
3 * 10 = 30
Total: 34 - 30 = 4
We want 3 or less of a letter
We need to subtract
Write the next letter of V in front of I
MCMXXX + IV = MCMXXXIV
1 letter I and 1 letter V gives us:
5 - 1 = 4
Total: 4 - 4 = 0