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Class 8 A Story of Numbers worksheet
CBSE Mathematics. Roman numerals, Egyptian, Mesopotamian (base 60) and Mayan (base 20) numbers, place value and zero. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.
Sample questions
Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.
Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
DI equals:
- 481
- 601
- 510
- 501
Answer
(d) 501
DI = 501
- 2.
3222 in Roman numerals is:
- MMMCCXXII
- MMMCCXXXII
- MMMCCXXI
- MMMCCCXXII
Answer
(a) MMMCCXXII
M M M C C X X I I
- 3.
Our way of writing numbers, with ten digits and a zero, is called the:
- Mayan system
- Egyptian system
- Indian place-value system
- Roman numeral system
Answer
(c) Indian place-value system
it reached Europe through Arab scholars
Section B · short answer
- 4.
Write in our numerals: CXV and MMMCDLXXXVI.
Answer
115 and 3486
a smaller symbol before a larger one is subtracted
- 5.
Write 2925 in Roman numerals.
Answer
MMCMXXV
2000 = MM, 900 = CM, 20 = XX, 5 = V
Section C · long answer
- 6.
A building has the year MDCX carved over its door. When was it built, and how many years before 2026 was that?
Answer
1610; 416 years
MDCX = 1610; 2026 − 1610
Fresh sheets for your child
In the app, every A Story of Numbers sheet is new: the app remembers the questions your child has already had and leaves them out. Print the sheet as a PDF, or use notebook mode and write the answers in a notebook.
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