Question

A number -______ =the previous number​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

preceding means the previous number. If you have a series (say 2 times table) the preceding number to 8 would be 6. If it's a counting line then the previous number is the current number minus one.

Answer 2

A number - 1 = the previous number.

Step-by-step explanation:

• Previous number is the number preceding the number in question.

• For understanding, consider a visual representation, Number line.

• A number line can be defined as a straight line with numbers placed at equal intervals or segments along its length.

Understanding the steps:

• Moving towards the right side of a number line, the numbers increase; moving towards the left, the numbers decrease.

• Writing down numbers on a number line makes it easy for us to compare them and to perform basic arithmetic operations on them.

• Now, consider a number 4, the number to its immediate left on the number line is the preceding number or the previous number. It is 3 here.

• For getting at 3, '1' should be subtracted from 4.

Number line shown below.