Question

State whether the following statements are true or false. Give reasons for your answers.

(i) Every natural number is a whole number.

(ii) Every integer is a whole number.

(iii) Every rational number is a whole number.
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Answer 1

(i) True; since the collection of whole numbers contains all natural numbers.

(ii) False; as integers may be negative but whole numbers are positive. For example: −3 is an integer but not a whole number.

(iii) False; as rational numbers may be fractional but whole numbers may not be. For example: 1/5 is a rational number but not a whole number.

Answer 2

natural numbers are positive integers and zero, so the first is true

Answer 3

next one is true, every integer is a whole number

Answer 4

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