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The difference (x-y) between two whole numbers, x and y, is whole and is positive, if x > y; zero, if x = y; and negative, if x < y.
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∙ 9y agoYes, it is.
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What is the difference between a whole number and a not whole number?
A whole number does not include a fraction or decimal part. For example, 3, 107, -9 and zero are whole numbers. 2.1, -17,4528765 and two-and-a-half are not whole numbers.
Is the product of two whole numbers called a multiple?
The result of multiplying two whole numbers is called a product. It is a multiple of each of the whole numbers.
What two numbers have a difference of 2?
There are an infinite set of pairs of numbers which have a difference of two.
Can two consecutive whole numbers whole numbers be prime?
The only two consecutive whole numbers that are prime numbers are 2 and 3. Otherwise, every second consecutive whole number in sequence is even, and being multiples of 2, they cannot be prime.
What is the differences between Whole numbers Natural Numbers and Integers?
The only difference is that whole numbers include 0 (zero), while natural numbers start with 1 (one). That's it!
The sum of two whole numbers is 72 their difference is 48 what are the two numbers?
the sum of two whole numbers are 77 .their difference is 48.what are the two numbers
Is the difference of 2 whole numbers always a whole number?
Yes, the difference of two whole numbers is always a whole number.
Is the difference of two whole numbers always a whole number?
No. You can subtract two whole numbers and get a negative result. Whole numbers can't be negative.
Two whole numbers whose sum and difference are the same?
1 and 0 are the two whole numbers with their sum same as their difference
The difference between two whole numbers is always a whole number?
True.
Is the difference between whole numbers always a whole number?
Difference of two whole number is not always a whole number.For any two whole numbers a & b, a - b = whole number only when a is greater than or equal to b.* * * * *Wrong!Even if a is less than b, the difference is still a whole number. Whole numbers can be negative.So the correct answer to the question is "YES".
Why are different whole numbers not always a whole number?
Different whole numbers are always whole numbers, but I suspect you meant to ask about the difference between whole numbers. You can subtract two whole numbers and get a negative result. Whole numbers can't be negative.
When two whole numbers are subtracted does it affect the difference?
When you subtract one number from another, the result is called the difference. What does your question mean? If by "when two whole numbers are subtracted" you mean that you subtract one whole number from the minuend, and then you subtract another whole number from the difference, then the answer you get is another difference. In effect, you have one minuend and two subtrahends.
Why is the difference of two rational numbers always a whole number?
The question cannot be answered because it is nonsensical. The difference between two rational numbers is very very rarely a whole number.
What is an example of a counterexample for the difference of two whole numbers is a whole number?
There is no counterexample because the set of whole numbers is closed under addition (and subtraction).
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The sum of two whole numbers is 72. Their difference is 48. What are the two numbers?
The difference between two whole numbers is 14 their product is 1800 find the two numbers?
893 and 907
