Multiple choice

What is the Roman Numeral for 49?

  1. XLIX

  2. XXXXVIIII

  3. CLVII

  4. VIIXL

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Explanation

To represent 49, we write 40 as XL (10 subtracted from 50) and 9 as IX (1 subtracted from 10). Combining these gives XLIX.