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NEED HELP ON THESE TWO QUESTIONS PLEASE!
DUE SOON AND I DONT UNDERSTAND IT!
MANY THANKS!

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Answer:

3. (a) x, y ∈ W

5. (b) x, y ∈ W

Explanation:

Given two problems in which x and y represent numbers of seats, you want to know what, if any, domain the variables are restricted to.

Counting numbers

A number of seats is a counting number, possibly including zero. Generally, it will be a member of the set of whole numbers: {0, 1, 2, 3, ...}. They will not be negative, and will not have a fractional part: x ≠ -1, x ≠ 2.3.

In both your problems, x and y are defined as numbers of seats, so will be from the domain of whole numbers.

x ∈ W, y ∈ W

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Additional comment

The various named domains are usually represented by ...

ℝ — real numbers

ℕ — natural numbers {1, 2, 3, ...}

ℚ — rational numbers

ℤ — integers

ℂ — complex numbers

W — whole numbers (Natural numbers and zero)

We're unfamiliar with the use of I, which we presume is intended to represent Integers.

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