Exercise 2.1
1. Write the next three natural numbers after 10999.
Hint:Simply add 1, 2, and 3 to that number.
First Number:
Second Number:
Third Number:
2. Write the three whole numbers occurring just before 10001.
Hint:Simply subtract 1, 2, and 3 from 10,001.
First Number:
Second Number:
Third Number:
3. Which is the smallest whole number?
Hint:Remember that whole numbers include all non-negative numbers, starting from zero.
Answer: The smallest whole number is
4. How many whole numbers are there between 32 and 53?
5. Write the successor of (a) 2440701 (b) 100199
6. Write the predecessor of : (a) 94 (b) 10000
7. In each of the following pairs of numbers, state which whole number is on the left of the other number on the number line. Also write them with the appropriate sign (>, <) between them.
- For the pair (530 and 503) : 503 is
than 530, so 503 is on the . - Thus, 503
530 - For the pair (370 and 307): 307 is
than 370, so 307 is on the . - Thus, the appropriate sign is: 307
370. - For the pair (98765 and 56789) : 56789 is
than 98765, so 56789 is on the . - The appropriate sign is: 56789
98765. - For the pair (9830415 and 10023001) : 9830415 is
than 10023001, so 9830415 is on the . - The appropriate sign is: 9830415
10023001 - We have solved the problem.
8. Which of the following statements are true (T) and which are false (F).