Question

The ascending order of XX, XXXVI, V _ _ _ _ _
(a) V, XXXVI, XX
(b) XX, V, XXXVI
(c) V, XX, XXXVI
(d) XXXVI, XX, V

Answer 1

Hint: These are roman numerals. First know what numbers these roman numerals represent. Then change these roman numerals into their respective counting number and then arrange them from smallest to greatest. Then again convert them into roman numerals.

Complete step-by-step answer:
Roman numerals are a numeral system that originated in ancient Rome. Numbers in this system are represented by combinations of letters from the Latin alphabet. For example: I represents 1, V represents 5, X represents 10, L represents 50, C stands for 100, D and M are for 500 and 1000 respectively. The notation IV can be read as “one less than 5” and VI can be read as “one more than 5”. Roman numerals are essentially a decimal or “base 10” number system, with a digit for each power of ten – thousands, hundreds, tens and units. Each “digit” is represented by a fixed symbol or combination of symbols. We have to remember some common notations like V represents 5, X represents 10, L represents 50, C stands for 100.
Now, we come to the question.

As stated above V represents 5. Since, X represents 10, therefore XX represents 20. Now, XXX will represent 30 and VI represents 6, so, XXXVI will stand for 36.

We have been asked to arrange them in ascending order that means from smallest to largest. Here, the smallest number is 5 and the greatest is 36. Therefore, the correct order is 5, 20, 36 which in roman numerals is V, XX, XXXVI.

Hence, the correct option is (c).

Note: We have to remember some basic notations like notations of numbers: 1 to 10, 50, 100, 500, 1000 and then only we can represent or understand the numerals given here and arrange them in the given order.