Question

n the equation below, if x is a whole number, what number system (of smallest classification) will the solution be in?
26x = ?

Answer 1

whole,nat.irrat.int options

Answer 2

i think it should be whole numbers. If x is taken to be 0 which is a whole number the answer will be 0.

Answer 3

let's try a few...
what are the whole numbers?
...-4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4,...
try substituting any of these numbers for x and check the result.
you should then be able to notice the category that all the answers fall into.