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

10.06.2025 10:09

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

It’s a matter of interpretation.

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

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

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

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)

1234X

11010X

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