To which subsets of real numbers does the number 16 belong?
a. rational numbers only
b. integers, rational numbers, natural numbers, and whole numbers
c. whole numbers, natural numbers, and integers only
d. whole numbers, integers, and rational numbers only

Respuesta :

16 : whole number, natural number, integer, and rational number...so it's B

Answer:

b)

Step-by-step explanation:

First we need to see if the 16 belongs to the rational numbers. The rational numbers are numbers that can be expressed as a/b where a and b are integers.  

We could write 16 as 32/2, therefore, 16 is a rational number.

Integers are numbers that do not have a decimal part and can be either positive or negative. 16 is an integer since it doesn't have a decimal part.

Whole numbers do not have a decimal part but they can only be positive (they include the zero also). 16 doesn't have a decimal part and it's positive, therefore, 16 is a whole number.

Natural numbers are similar to the whole numbers because they don't have a decimal part and are positive but they do not include the zero. So 16 is a natural number.

Thus, 16 is an integer, rational, natural and whole number.