24. The natural numbers are "closed under addition," meaning that if you add two natural
numbers together, your answer will be a natural
number. For each number type below, state
whether it is closed under subtraction (yes or
no). If it is not provide a counter-example:
a) natural numbers
b) integers
c) rational numbers
d) irrational numbers

answer: the answer is one of

step-by-step explanation:   we are given to write a proper fraction where the whole is divided into an even number of equal parts less than ten, and an odd number of those parts exist.

an even number less than 10 may be one of 2, 4, 6 or 8. so, the whole may be one of these four evens.

now, an odd number of these parts must exist, so the numerator must be an odd number, one of 1, 3, 5 or 7. it cannot be 9 because then the fraction will become improper.

thus, our fraction may be one of the following

what is the answer?