Question

Find the predecessor of each of the following integers.

$-4000$

Answer 1

If$‘a’$is any integer, then $\left(a-1\right)$ is known as the predecessor of $‘a’$.

So, the predecessor of $-4000$ = $-4000-1\Rightarrow -4001$

Hence, the predecessor of $-4000$ is $-4001.$