What is 8 in Roman Numerals?
A: VIII
Your question is, "What is 8 in Roman Numerals?", and the answer is 'VIII'. Here we will explain how to convert, write and read the number 8 in the correct Roman numeral figure format.
How is 8 converted to Roman numerals?
To convert 8 to Roman Numerals the conversion involves you to split it up into place values (ones, tens, hundreds, thousands), like this:
| Place Value | Number | Roman Numeral |
|---|---|---|
| Conversion | 8 | VIII |
| Ones | 8 | VIII |
How to write 8 in Roman numerals?
To write 8 in Roman numerals correctly you combine the values together. The highest numerals should always precede the lower numerals in order of precedence to give you the correct written combination, like in the table above (top to bottom). like this:
How do you read 8 as Roman numerals
To correctly read the number 8 as the Roman numeral VIII, It must be read as it is written; from left to right and from high to low numbers.
It is incorrect to use the Roman symbol VIII in a text, unless it represents an ordinal value. In any other usage case it should be written in the normal format (arabic number) 8.
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