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What is the sum of X+XX+XXX+XXXX?

Last Updated: 23.06.2025 04:24

What is the sum of X+XX+XXX+XXXX?

*Note that the abbreviation XL (for XXXX) appeared quite late in the Roman period, and never found universal favour

However, X +X^2 +X^3 + X^4 is a valid algebraic answer,

and for binary would be

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Given the use of upper case, I personally would initially assume Roman numerals*, so the answer would be C (100 in present-day decimal notation)

as would be assuming that these are representations of conventional numbers, in which case the answer for number bases of five or more would be

What is the sum of X+XX+XXX+XXXX?

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11010X

1234X

It’s a matter of interpretation.

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