A set can have a subset, a number cannot - whether or not it is negative.
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There are lots of subsets; some of the ones that are commonly used are: rational numbers; irrational numbers; positive numbers; negative numbers; non-negative numbers; integers; natural numbers. Remember that a subset simply means a set that is contained in another set. It may even be the same set. So the real numbers are a subset of themselves. The number {3} is a subset of the reals. All the examples above are subsets as well. The set {0,1, 2+i, 2-i} is NOT a subset of the real numbers. The real numbers are a subset of the complex numbers.
A subset is a smaller set that is part of a larger set. For example, the set of animals contains the subset of reptiles, the subset of mammals, and various others. Or in mathematics, the set of real numbers contains the subset of positive integers, the subset of negative integers, the subset of rational numbers, etc.
A whole number is not a set of any kind and so cannot be a subset of rational numbers.
Natural numbers are a subset of whole numbers. All negative integers: -1, -2, -3, ... are whole numbers but they are not natural numbers. There is still some debate among mathematicians as to whether 0 is a natural number or not.Natural numbers are a subset of whole numbers. All negative integers: -1, -2, -3, ... are whole numbers but they are not natural numbers. There is still some debate among mathematicians as to whether 0 is a natural number or not.Natural numbers are a subset of whole numbers. All negative integers: -1, -2, -3, ... are whole numbers but they are not natural numbers. There is still some debate among mathematicians as to whether 0 is a natural number or not.Natural numbers are a subset of whole numbers. All negative integers: -1, -2, -3, ... are whole numbers but they are not natural numbers. There is still some debate among mathematicians as to whether 0 is a natural number or not.
The subset consisting of the one number, 7.5 : {7.5}