Natural numbers are closed for subtraction. State whether true or false.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B
False

Consider a, b ∈ N and a < b.
a – b = c where c is negative and c ∉ N.
Hence, natural numbers are not closed for subtraction.

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