Roman Numerals – Why learn them?

You need to learn Roman numerals because:

It may come up in a maths question such as:

Write down the values of these Roman numerals:

$V$ =

$M$ =

Or:

Which year would be written in Roman numerals as $MMXVII$ ?

Understanding Roman numerals will also make it easier to tell the time on some clocks and watches:

In the United Kingdom, Kings and Queens use Roman numerals as a reference to the order of their names, for example:

Henry the eighth is written as Henry $VIII$ .

The film industry often disguise the date the film was released by using Roman numerals:

The film industry often disguise the date the film was released by using roman numerals:

Roman numerals are even used to distinguish each Pope, such as:

Pope Benedict $XVI$ and Pope John Paul $II$ .

The NFL Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to tell fans which number Super Bowl they are referring to:

The Super Bowl uses roman numerals to tell fans which number Super Bowl they are referring to:

$LIV$ refers to Super Bowl 54 which was an American football game played to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2019 season.