Question

The number of stops a bus makes on a certain day is represented by the variable s. Which set of numbers best describes the value of the variable?

whole numbersnatural numbersintegersirrational numbers

Answer 1

If zero bus stops is an option, then it would be whole numbers. If the number of stops is greater than zero, it would be natural numbers.

Answer 2

whole numbers- whole numbers are the numbers that does not have any fraction or negative numbers. Whole number start with 0. they are 0,1,2,3,4,......

natural numbers- natural numbers are the set of positive numbers. 1,2,3,4....

integers - Integers are similar to whole number but we include negative numbers as well. ........-1,0,1,2,......

irrational numbers- irrational numbers are all real numbers that are not rational.
`√(2) , \pi`....

The number of stops a bus makes on a certain day is represented by the variable s

Number of stops a bus make cannot be a negative number or irrational number.

WE can consider 0 stops as well.

So it belongs to whole number

Whole numbers best describes the value of the variable