All whole numbers have a predecessor.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B
False

The predecessor is the number just before a number. It can be obtained by decreasing 1 from the number. Whole numbers start with 0. Therefore, 0 has no predecessor and hence all whole numbers do not have a predecessor.

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