alleryIf the difference of every two whole numbers is also counted as a number, which set results?
AFractions
BIntegers
CPrime numbers
DDecimals only
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Integers
1. Differences such as 3 - 5 give negative numbers and zero.
2. A set containing zero and negative numbers as well as the counting numbers is the integers.
3. Fractions come only when quotients are allowed.
_Source: Wikipedia, Natural number, Generalizations_
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