A teacher writes the counting numbers and then adds zero. This new set is called the:
- Whole numbers
- Prime numbers
- Mixed numbers
- Round numbers
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Correct answer: A. Whole numbers
1. Counting numbers start at one.
2. Adding zero to that list gives a bigger set.
3. That set is the whole numbers.
_Source: OpenStax Prealgebra, Chapter 1, Whole Numbers._