MathXplosion
Quest for Roman Numerals
What do C, D, I, L M, V and X represent? They're Roman numerals- created thousands of years ago and still used today. Join Eric on his quest for Roman numerals. It's not magic... it's math! The Educational Gist: This episode explores an alternate way to communicate numbers using the anchor numbers 5 and 10 and the ancient counting system based on letters from the Roman alphabet.