Question

A golfer earned the following scores over several rounds of golf: −3, 2, 0, −1, 2, −4. Jamar says these numbers can all be described as integers, while Sophia says they are whole numbers. Which student is correct? Explain how you know.

Answer 1

Jamar is correct.

Explanation:

The scores are as follows :

−3, 2, 0, −1, 2, −4.

These numbers include negative, positive and 0 as well. These numbers cannot written in a fractional form. It means they are integers.

Here, amar says these numbers can all be described as integers, while Sophia says they are whole numbers.

It would mean that Amar is correct. Sophia is incorrect because she told that the are whole numbers. Whole numbers are simply number like 0,1,2,3,4....