Question

The whole number zero has no predecessor.
A) True
B) False

Answer 1

Hint: The number which comes just before a particular number is called its predecessor. Using this definition we can solve this problem.

Complete step-by-step answer:
Given statement is “The whole number zero has no predecessor”.
Consider the whole number predecessor is a.
As we know that the whole numbers are
$0,1,2,3,4,5,..................,\infty $
Hence, the smallest whole number is 0.
So the predecessor of 0 is not possible where 0 is the whole number.
Therefore the given statement is true.

Note: In order to solve these types of questions first of all remember the basic definitions of the numbers. Some of them are defined as; the whole numbers are the numbers starting at 0 and counting up forever. Also remember that whole numbers do not include negative numbers, fractions or decimals. Integers are just like whole numbers, but they also include negative numbers.