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True or False? If false, explain why? All whole numbers are natural numbers.

User Varkhan
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Answer:

false

Explanation:

because the set of whole numbers starts from 0 whereas the set of natural numbers starts from 1 and so on

User Ritesh Jung Thapa
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Answer:It depends, many people do count 0 as a natural number, but MOST do not.

So for most HS text book, the answer is NO, all whole numbers are not natural numbers and the reason is 0 is a whole number but not a natural number.