Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Consider two whole numbers a and b such that a is greater than b.
(i) Is a – b a whole number ? Is this result always true ?
(ii) b-a a whole number ? Is this result always true ?
Advertisements
Solution
Let us take a as 2 and has 1
(i) a – b = 2 – 1 = 1,
Yes, a – b is a whole number and the result will always remain the same.
(ii) b – a = 1 – 2 = -1
No, a – b can never be a whole number. Yes, the result always be true.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Represent the following whole numbers on a number line :
0, 3, 5, 8, 10
State true or false:
10 + 12 + 16 = (10 + 12) + 16 = 10 + (12 + 16)
Fill in the blank:
987 + 1 = ______
Write the predecessor of: 2456800
Is the following statement true (T) or false (F)?
1 is the smallest whole number.
Find the difference: 463 − 9
If a is a whole number such that a + a = a, then a = ?
The successor of 1001 is
If a whole number is divided by another whole number, which is greater than the first one, the quotient is not equal to zero.
LCM of two or more numbers is divisible by their HCF.
