Question

Classify - 11.5 as a whole number or a real number.

Answer 1

I would believe that -11.5 is a real number since whole numbers cannot be decimals

Answer 2

A whole number is, by defenition, a number with decimal value .000 its a whole this means its complete. Ex: 1,2,-6,200. However, real numbers are all the possible numbers, even the whole numbers that are split into decimals. So -11.5 is real