Whether the statement “A positive number is a number less than zero.” is true or false. If false, replace the underline word.
Answer to Problem 2SGR
The given statement is false. A positive number is a number greater than zero.
Explanation of Solution
An integer is a number which can be positive, negative or zero. An integer does not include fractions.
Examples of integers are 0, 1, -2, 5 etc.
A set of integers include positive whole number, zero and negative whole number. Positive numbers is always greater than zero.
Example: A positive number 2 is always greater than 0.
Thus, the given statement is false. A positive number is a number greater than zero.
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