State whether the following statements are true or false. Give reasons for your answers. (i) Every whole number is a natural number. (ii) Every integer is a rational number. (iii) Every rational number is an integer.

Step-by-step solution

(i) False, because whole numbers contains 0 but natural numbers does not, i.e. 0 is not a natural number. (ii) True, because every integer can be expressed in the form , q = 1. (iii) False, because is not an integer.