Which rational number also belongs to the set of whole numbers?

A) 15

A natural number is basically a counting number {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ...} so any positive whole number. That is why 15 is the answer. Choices B and D are fractional values, so we can rule them out. We can rule out choice C because this value is negative.

Step-by-step explanation:

, and

for

step-by-step explanation:

we can analyze the pattern at which the terms increase. let us denote , , , so that we can call

note the following:

the pattern: to get the next term value, we just add the next term number (e.g. 1st, 2nd, to the previous term value (term values are the given numbers in the question, 1, 3, 6, 10, 15,

from , to get to , we add

from , to get to , we add

etc.

we need to form a recursive formula, a formula that has the next term as a function of the previous term. so a possible recursive formula can be

, and for