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Are the whole numbers closed under addition if so explain?
Yes because being closed under an operation means that when the operation is performed on members of a set the result is also a member of the set, and when any two [members of the set of] whole numbers are added together the result of the addition is also a whole number which is, unsurprisingly, a member of the set of whole numbers.
What is an example of whole numbers are closed under division?
The whole numbers are not closed under division! The statement is false since, for example, 2/3 is not a whole number.
Is the set of whole numbers with 31 removed closed under the operation of multiplication?
No. Since -1 x -31 (= 31) would not be in the set.
Are the whole numbers closed under addition?
Yes.
Are whole numbers closed under the operations of addition?
Yes. When you add any whole numbers you get another whole number. That is what closed means in this context. The answer is still a whole number.
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