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Which statement is true regarding whole numbers?

They can be negative.

They include fractions.

They consist of counting numbers and zero.

Whole numbers are defined as the set of non-negative integers that include zero and all the positive counting numbers (1, 2, 3, and so on). This means that whole numbers start from zero and increase in a series of whole increments without including any fractions or decimals. Since counting numbers generally refer to the numbers used for counting (1, 2, 3, etc.), when zero is added to that set, it forms the complete category of whole numbers.

Thus, the statement that whole numbers consist of counting numbers and zero accurately reflects this definition. The understanding of whole numbers as a distinct category helps clarify their properties and differentiates them from integers, which also include negative numbers, and from rational numbers, which incorporate fractions.

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They must be less than zero.

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