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document.write( "1.Why is -12 not a whole number?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.Why is there a need for negative numbers?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.What numbers are not classified as integers? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The set of whole numbers is the set {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ...}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Basically a whole number is either 0 or it is a positive number with no fraction or decimal part. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.Why is there a need for negative numbers?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Negative numbers are useful for a lot of things. Examples include representing debt, showing relative position, and relative time.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ex: -2 might represent $2 of debt.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3.What numbers are not classified as integers?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Fractions such as 1/2 or 6/11 are not integers because they are not whole numbers. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, numbers such as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=pi ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"pi\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > aren't considered integers either for the same reason. These numbers are irrational numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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