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Negative Numbers and Integers — Maths STD 6 — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 6MathsNegative Numbers and Integers1 Mark
MCQ
The predecessor of $-14$ is:
  • ✓
    $-15$
  • B
    $15$
  • C
    $13$
  • D
    $-13$
✓

Answer

Correct option: A.
$-15$
If $a$ is an integer, then its predecessor is $a - 1.$
So predecessor $-14 = -14 - 1 = -15$
Hence, the correct option is $(a).$

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