document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=954554>Question 954554</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -20 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "this number is an integer & is rational, but is it a whole number or a natural number ? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #582990 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=EdenWolf><B>EdenWolf(517)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=EdenWolf><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=EdenWolf><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=582990\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It is neither a whole number nor a natural number. Natural numbers are either whole numbers (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5...) or counting numbers (1, 2, 3, 4, 5...). Negative numbers, in this case, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, are not natural numbers and are not whole numbers. </SPAN>\n" );
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