Question

To which sets of real numbers does zero belong?(1 point) Responses natural numbers, integers, and irrational numbers natural numbers, integers, and irrational numbers whole numbers, integers, and irrational numbers whole numbers, integers, and irrational numbers natural numbers, integers, and rational numbers natural numbers, integers, and rational numbers whole numbers, integers, and rational numbers

Answer 1

Zero belongs to the following sets of real numbers:

- Whole numbers (which include all non-negative integers: 0, 1, 2, 3, ...)
- Integers (which include all whole numbers and their negative counterparts: ..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...)
- Rational numbers (which include all numbers that can be expressed as a fraction of two integers, where the denominator is not zero: for example, 0 can be expressed as 0/1, 0/2, etc.)

Zero does not belong to the set of natural numbers (which generally start from 1 in most definitions).

Based on these observations, the correct option from your responses is:

**whole numbers, integers, and rational numbers.**