How many natural numbers are there between -16.5 and 6.5 on the number line?
A) 0
B) 7
C) 12
D) 6
E) 23

Question

How many natural numbers are there between -16.5 and 6.5 on the number line? 
A) 0
B) 7
C) 12
D) 6
E) 23

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Natural numbers are positive integers. Therefore, there cannot be any natural numbers between -16.5 and 0 on the number line. The positive integer closest to 6.5 is 6. Thus, the natural numbers that fall between -16.5 and 6.5 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. Therefore, there are 6 natural numbers between -16.5 and 6.5 on the number line.

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