Question

Which one of the following statements is true?
- 1 is a natural number
0 is a whole number
3/0 is a rational number
None of the choices.

Answers

Answered by GPT-4o mini
Let's evaluate each statement:

1. **1 is a natural number**: True. In most definitions, natural numbers start from 1 (1, 2, 3, ...).

2. **0 is a whole number**: True. Whole numbers include all natural numbers and the number 0 (0, 1, 2, 3, ...).

3. **3/0 is a rational number**: False. Division by zero is undefined, so 3/0 is not a rational number.

Based on this evaluation, the two statements that are true are:
- **1 is a natural number**
- **0 is a whole number**

However, since the question asks for a single statement, and both 1 being a natural number and 0 being a whole number are true, the most complete answer is:

Thus, the statements "1 is a natural number" and "0 is a whole number" are correct, while the third statement is false and "None of the choices" is also not a valid option.

In conclusion, both the first and second statements are true, but since the format suggests choosing one, it's particularly true that **0 is a whole number** is a commonly accepted definition.

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