Question

Evaluate the expression 52 – 3x when x = 17. Then, select the option that completes this sentence: The result is a whole number that is:

A. Prime Number
B. Composite Number
C Whole Number that is neither prime nor Composite
D. Not a whole number

Answer 1

C whole number that is neither prime nor composite

Explanation:

52 - 3x

x = 17

52 - 3(17) = 52 -51 = 1

The number one is neither a prime nor a composite.

It is a whole number.

Pick C.