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Predecessor & Successor

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A predecessor of a whole number comes just before the number.

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True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is A True
The number that comes just before a number is called the predecessor. So, the predecessor of a given number is $1$ less than the given number.
Hence, given statement is true.

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