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

Explanation

Let's analyze each statement step by step to determine whether they are true or false, along with the reasons for our answers.

### Statement (i): Every natural number is a whole number.

**Step 1:** Define natural numbers.
Natural numbers are defined as the set of positive integers starting from 1, i.e., {1, 2, 3, ...}.

**Step 2:** Define whole numbers.
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