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Answer 1

or whole numbers maybe?

Answer 2

yes! It is a whole number

Answer 3

can you explain why it isn't natural?

Answer 4

whole numbers is the same of natural numbers

Answer 5

But natural doesn't include 0 I don't think. I guess the bus could make 0 stops on a certain day...

Answer 6

the set of natural numbers is:
\[\Large \mathbb{N} = \left\{ {0,1,2,3,4,5,...} \right\}\]

Answer 7

I think that our bus has to make at leat one stop, so possible values for s, are:
s=1, 2, 3, 4, 5,... and so on

Answer 8

But whole numbers include 0 right?

Answer 9

at least*

Answer 10

0 is not a natural number.

Answer 11

i think he meant complete numbers

Answer 12

0 is a natural number, maybe the whole numbers don't include the zero

Answer 13

I gues I was just confused as to how whole and natural differentiate.

Answer 14

whole numbers include 0

Answer 15

right

Answer 16

I thought natural numbers don't include 0 but I guess not now.

Answer 17

W=0,1,2.....
N=1,2,3,....

Answer 18

my answer is:
the set of natural numbers is:
\[\Large \mathbb{N} = \left\{ {0,1,2,3,4,5,...} \right\}\]
whereas the set of whole numbers, is:
\[\Large W = \left\{ {1,2,3,4,5,...} \right\}\]

Answer 19

its opposite @Michele_Laino

Answer 20

yes! I see it :) @rvc

Answer 21

Yeah I thought it was opposite that. Everywhere I look at least it's opposite of that.

Answer 22

so then would the answer to my original question still be whole numbers? Or am I switching to natural since the bus presumably makes at least 1 stop?

Answer 23

if the set of whole numbers, is:
\[W = \left\{ {0,1,2,3,4,5,...} \right\}\]
and the set of natural numbers, is:
\[\mathbb{N} = \left\{ {1,2,3,4,5,...} \right\}\]
then your answer is "natural number"

Answer 24

yes :)

Answer 25

Okay. That makes sense. Thank you guys for going over this with me. It's much appreciated :)

Answer 26

thank you! :)

Answer 27

thank @Michele_Laino
All the best!!!

Answer 28

thanks! @rvc have a great day!!!!!